Muons are unstable subatomic particles that spontaneously and rapidly transform into other particles via a process known as ...

Physicists are learning to carve laser beams into intricate shapes that can grab hold of electrons and push them with a ...

The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first ...

Scientists have directly demonstrated for the first time how laser beams modify the conditions of a plasma, addressing one of the challenges in the longstanding quest to achieve fusion. New research ...

At any given moment, trillions of particles called neutrinos are streaming through our bodies and every material in our surroundings, without noticeable effect. Smaller than electrons and lighter than ...

An Oct. 15 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows three flashes of light illuminating the night sky. Each flash appears to emit from a projectile exploding in mid-air. “Breaking: Israel ...

Calculating laser power density What is a LiDAR point cloud? Wide array of applications for lasers. LiDAR (light detection and ranging) can measure the distance of an object (measuring the time for ...

Researchers have encoded a picture of a cat into a single laser beam, demonstrating a simple system that can create detailed images within a beam of light. This technique could be used to more ...