Lasers in the News
January 2014
Innovation Award Laser Technology 2014
January 8, 2014
February 2012
Laser refrigerator cools to 4 degrees above absolute zero
February 29- Gizmag
Airborne Laser hits the off switch
February 27- CNET
RIP, Raygun: Pentagon's Laser Plane Laid to Rest
February 21- Gizmodo
New laser surgery helps to cure cataracts
February 21- FoxNews
Laser-Zapping Telescopes Have Never Looked So Amazing
February 19- Gizmodo
Russia to launch $1.5B super laser, will create fusion at a balmy 100 million degrees
February 14- Geek.com
Lasers, GPS Measure Snowfall
February 14- Discovery News
Michigan Periodontist Eliminates Bad Breath With Lasers to Help Save Valentine's Day
February 13- Sacramento Bee
Laser scanner may allow passengers to take bottled drinks on planes again
February 13- gizmag
Adele Returns To Stage After Laser Surgery Fixes Vocal Cords
February 12- CBS Pittsburgh
Iranian Researcher Builds 'No-Waste' Laser
February 12- Nanotech Now
iPhone, Meet Laser Blaster. Is This 2012's Hottest Toy?
February 9- Mashable
3-D Laser Maps Show How Major Quakes Rend the Earth
February 9- Popsci
Laser Boffins Blast Bits onto Hard Drive at 200Gb/sec
February 8, The Register
January 2012
Genes Linked to Cancer Could be Easier to Detect with Liquid Lasers
Jan 31, University of Michigan
X-Ray Laser Turns Up the Heat to 3.6 Million Degrees
January 25, Wired
Laser used to cool semiconductor
January 23 - The Register
Canceled laser space antenna just might see launch after all
January 23 - cnet
Airport laser interrogator gives you back your bottle
January 20 - New Scientist
Beijing invests millions in laser writing scheme for pork products
January 18 - smartplanet
December 2011
Lasers Measure Earth's Rotation and Wobble
December 28 - Space.com
Twitter-Writing Laser Gun Turns Tweets Into Art
December 27 - PCWorld
Purdue laser shines light on new discovery
December 20 - WLFI
Laser music: BYU electrical engineers use light to beam songs across a room
December 20 - PhysOrg
World's Smallest Steam Engine is Size of Fog Droplet
December 12 - Wired
Police to test laser that 'blinds rioters'
December 11 - The Telegraph
Opera Goes Laser at Pacific Science Center
December 6 - Seattle Times
Laser technology detects fake whisky
December 1 - The Hindu
November 2011
Revealed: Full specs on Mars rover's nuclear laser heat ray
November 29 - The Register
"Star Wars" Laser Methods Tracks Greenhouse Gases
November 29 - Universe Today
This new vehicle laser blows up everything
November 28 - MSNBC
Video: Preserving World Heritage Sites through 3D Laser Scanning
November 27 - CNN
NASA's nuclear laser tank will hunt down any life on Mars
November 25 - The Register
Laser Display Could Mean 3D Sans Screens
November 15 - CNET
Diode Laser Lighting Could Compete With LED
November 11 - Huffington Post
The Acousto-Optical Effect that Uses Lasers to See Sound
November 8 - io9
Laser Procedure Turns Brown Eyes Blue
November 2 - CBS News
Lasers Against Whisky Counterfeiters
November 2 - Wall Street Journal
Using a Light Barrier to Repel Mosquitoes
November 1 - Forbes
Nasa examines 'tractor beams' for sample gathering
November 1 - BBC News
October 2011
Laser Carved Pumpkin Creates Impressive Results and Terrible Smells
October 31 - Gizmodo
World's Most Powerful Laser to Tear Apart the Vacuum of Space
October 30 - The Telegraph
Space Junk Crisis: Time to Bring in the Lasers
October 26 - Wired
The Ultimate Clock
October 22 - ScienceNews
The ZEUS Laser Is All PEW PEW PEW Before Landmines Go 'SPLOSION
October 20, 2011 - Gizmodo
Laser 'tractor beams' could reel in lost astronauts
October 17, 2011 - New Scientist
Laser Analysis Betrays Diamonds Origins
October 14, 2011 - Science News
BMW to Introduce Laser Lighting
October 11, 2011 - Inside Line
December 2010
10eV Photons of UV Laser Light Delivered
December 23, 2010 - photonics.com
Next Mars rover to zap rocks with powerful laser
December 23, 2010 - physorg
Satellite-Based Laser Hunts Woodpeckers from Space
December 22, 2010 - TreeHugger
Badass Soviet laser tank will torch your eyeballs
December 21, 2010 - Dvice
Engineers take plasmon lasers out of deep freeze
December 20, 2010 - physorg
Say cheese! Nasa captures stunning images of the far side of the moon
December 20, 2010 - Mail Online
New hope for terehertz: New laser operates at higher temperatures than some thought possible
December 16, 2010 - Physorg
Inventor Betting His First Down Laser Will Come To Stadiums
December 15, 2010 - CNBC
At 95, inventor of the laser has no plans for retirement
December 13, 2010 - ABC 7 News
Free-Electron Laser goes over the rainbow
December 9, 2010 - physorg.com
Tiny Laser Show Lights Up Quantum Computing
December 9, 2010 - photonics.com
3D laser could lead to built-in holographic displays
December 8, 2010 - Electronista
Laser weapon lasts for 6 hours
December 8, 2010 - New Scientist blog
ZScape brings 3D Maps without the need for glasses
December 8, 2010 - T3 Magazine
Scientists develop laser-beam steering system for quantum computing
December 7, 2010 - TechEye
Video: In Groundbreaking Demonstration of Flying Lightfoil, Laser Beam Generates Lift
December 6, 2010 - Popular Science
Treemetrics 3D scanning helps loggers make more money cutting fewer trees
December 6, 2010 - VentureBeat
Lasers Give Scientists Close-Up View of the Skin
December 6, 2010 - Technology Review
3-D Laser Scanner Images Dinosaur Footprints
December 2, 2010 - photonics.com
On-Chip Light Pulses Promise Ultrafast Data Transfer
December 1, 2010 - Electronic Component News
November 2010
"WindScanner" Uses Laser Beams to Measure Wind Conditions
November 30, 2010 - Fast Company
Science fiction that turned into fact
November 29, 2010 - Telegraph
Laser-driven system replaces ground personnel who directed pilots into gates
November 28, 2010 - Baltimore Sun
Recent Imaging Technique can Spot Cancer Cells Accurately
November 27, 2010 - Med India
Turbo-charged: How a new laser blasts blocked arteries
November 27, 2010 - Mail Online
Laser can make marks inside glass
November 24, 2010 - UPI
German physicists create a 'super-photon'
November 24, 2010 - PhysOrg
New Imaging Technique Hones in to Diagnose Cancer using Laser Light
November 24, 2010 - EmaxHealth
Optics Tools Boost Solar Efficiency
November 23, 2010 - Solar Novus Today
Tuning an 'Ear' to the Music of Gravitational Waves
November 23, 2010 - NASA JPL
Laser-Guided Slingshot is DIY Project for the Family
November 22, 2010 - SlashGear
Laser Cat Mural Delights pisadero Passersby
November 18, 2010 - SFist
Laser System Creates Near Perfect Lens Pocket for Cataract Surgery
November 18, 2010 - medgadget
New Laser Near Perfect in Hair Removal
November 18, 2010 - Fox Atlanta
Laser-based camera can see around corners
November 17, 2010 - PhysOrg
Researchers put spark into scramjets
November 16, 2010 - ABC Science
Navy's Super-Laser Hunts for Cosmic Energy Secret
November 15, 2010 - Wired
(Creepy) Robot Gives Bed Baths to Patients
November 12, 2010 - PSFK
Playing the laser harp
November 11, 2010 - msnbc Photoblog
The Navy's Free Electron Laser System Will be More Than Just a Death Ray (w/ video)
November 10, 2010 - PopSci
Tiny laser: Big challenge
November, 2010 - Photonics Spectra
Laser sets records for neutron yield, laser energy
November 8, 2010 - physorg.com
Can laser eye surgery improve your golf game?
November 5, 2010 - Telegraph.co.uk
Holographic telecommuting may soon be possible
November 4, 2010 - Wired
Low Cost Laser Surgery System Nets Students 1st Prize
November 3, 2010 - Kingston Herald
Tabletop X-rays: miniaturising the synchrotron
November 1, 2010 - The Engineer
Saving the sight of premature babies
November 1, 2010 - physorg.com
October 2010
Copter sets a laser-powered record
October 29, 2010 - Cosmic Log
Trapping charged particles with laser light
October 25, 2010 - nanowerk
Lasers A Step Closer To Replacing Wire
October 25, 2010 - International Business Times
Justin Bieber's Laser Tag Brawl Gets Animated
October 25, 2010 - Celebuzz
1st Successful Ignition Experiment at NIF
October 25, 2010 - photonics.com
Picometre Precision Demonstrated By LISA Pathfinder Tests
October 22, 2010 - Space Daily
Laser Surgery Can Now Also Correct Long-sightedness
October 22, 2010 - Med India
Microscopy with Self-reconstructing Laser Beams
October 18, 2010 - photonics.com
Physicists detect and control quantum states in diamond with light
October 14, 2010 - PhysOrg
Oregon scientists blast photons with green lasers
October 13, 2010 - KVAL
Gravity up close: Looking for extra dimensions by measuring gravity at the microscopic level
October 13, 2010 - PhysOrg
Laser breakthrough could soon enable 1-TB optical storage
October 2010 - Photonics Spectra
Beam control system to help laser weapon protect soldiers
October 2010 - Photonics Spectra
In New Attempt to Build a Practical Military Laser Weapon, Lockheed Inverts a Prism
October 12, 2010 - Popular Science
A new concept in microscopy: Self-reconstructing laser beams
October 12, 2010 - nanowerk
Pioneer's prototype HUD mixes lasers, Android
October 11, 2010 - cnet cartech
Smaller, cheaper, 300 times more intense: Scientists prove theory which could revolutionise lasers
October 11, 2010 - physorg.com
Google's Got An Automated Car
October 10, 2010 - The Moderate Voice
Laser Will Melt Your Brain (Tumor, That Is)
October 8, 2010 - Discovery News
The National Ignition Facility- The Big Picture
October 8, 2010 - Boston.com
Spooky quantum entanglement disturbed
October 8, 2010 - msnbc
First successful integrated experiment at National Ignition Facility announced
October 8, 2010 - physorg.com
Land-locked Laser Burns Boat Across Potomac
October 6, 2010 - photonics.com
A Tracking Device That Fits on the Head of a Pin
October 6, 2010 - US News and World Report
Charles Townes on the Virtue of Tenacity
October 5, 2010 - photonics.com
Scientists isolate, hold, photograph inpidual Rubidium 85 atom
October 1, 2010 - physorg.com
September 2010
New tool 'cooks' cancer cells in inoperable brain tumors
September 30, 2010 - physorg.com
NASA shoots the Moon
September 29, 2010 - Bad Astronomy
Can lasers help you stop smoking? Check the data
September 29, 2010 - Reuters
Ultrafast Laser Pulse Makes Desktop Black Hole Glow
September 29, 2010 - Wired Science
JPL Gets 'Photon Gun' to Study Martian Rocks
September 27, 2010 - photonics.com
Painless laser device could spot early signs of disease
September 26, 2010 - BBC News
Scientists use giant laser to measure cloud temperature
September 25, 2010 - ABC News
Vintage lasers and return of pupular laser light shows highlight anniversary celebration at Univ. of Arizona
September 24, 2010 - SPIE Newsroom
Life-saving lights
September 24, 2010 - Seminole Voice
Pair to build new laser in caverns to measure day length
September 24, 2010 - stuff.co.nz
Laser imaging reveals the secrets of an unassuming predator
September 23, 2010 - ars technica
Lasers Blast Worm That Was Eating Man's Eye
September 22, 2010 - CBS News
New Atomic-Laser Compass Determines Direction of Magnetic Fields Optically
September 21, 2010 - Popular Science
Alternative to X-rays makes its first step
September 21, 2010 - MSNBC
Imax, others back Laser Light Engines for brigher 3D future in movies
September 21, 2010 - VentureBeat
Lockheed Fiber Laser Nabs $14M Contract
September 20, 2010 - photonics.com
The Night When NASA Let People Watch as They Fired Lasers at the Moon
September 20, 2010 - Gizmodo
India set for building prototype gravitational wave detector
September 19, 2010 - The Hindu
Laser makes molecules super-cool
September 19, 2010 - Nature News
Aircraft laser blinds heat-seeking missles
September 17, 2010 - Wired
Lose Love Handles With The Zerona Laser
September 16, 2010 - myFOXla.com
The future's bright for DESY
September 15, 2010 - physicsworld.com
New mobile US Navy laser weapon approved to commence design
September 14, 2010 - Digital Journal
Temporal coherence: Future laser technology reaches new era
September 13, 2010 - PhysOrg.com
Scientists Invent a Tractor Beam
September 8, 2010 - Fox News
Silicon photonics uses vapor-filled waveguide
September 7, 2010 - EE Times
Lasers could defend helicopters against missiles
September 7, 2010 - msnbc.com
Lasers Used to Create Artificial Star 56 Miles Above Earth
September 7, 2010 - slashgear
From outer space, a new dilemma for old-growth forests
September 7, 2010 - Miami Herald
LCLS comes online
September 6, 2010 - physorg.com
Slowing down light could boost networking
September 6, 2010 - PCpro
Laser Powered Helicopter Paves The Way For Space Elevators
September 3, 2010 - ubergizmo
IR supercontinuum laser helps defend helicopters
September 3, 2010 - OptoIQ
Laser 'Bottle' Gravity Test Proposed
September 2, 2010 - photonics.com
The science of low-level laser therapy
September 2, 2010 - KDRV
An unexpected dark pulse laser
September 2010 - photonics.com
August 2010
Bright future
August 2010 - Cosmos magazine
LIA: Class 4 Portable Lasers Pose Risks
August 30, 2010 - photonics.com
Lidar monitors environmental changes
August 25, 2010 - SPIE Newsroom
New "Laser" Weapon Debuts in LA County Jail
August 23, 2010 - NBC LA
London 2012 Olympics: laser guns to be used over air pistols for modern pentathalon
August 23, 2010 - Telegraph.co.uk
An X-ray laser with firepower
August 20, 2010 - Greenbang
Man builds DIY laser microscope, finds his water is full of bugs
August 20, 2010 - Dvice
The Mars science gear on Curiosity
August 20, 2010 - Cnet
Laser surgery saves twins
August 20, 2010 - WPTV
Researchers Develop Easy, Accurate Method for Testing Laser Weapons
August 18, 2010 - DailyTech
FDA approvals include femtosecond lasers
August 18, 2010 - optics.org
Tron-technology harnessed to restore whaling ship
August 17, 2010 - NewScientist
Laser Technology Compliments Radiation Therapy
August 17, 2010 - Photonics.com
Optic pacemaker: Embryonic heartbeats paced with laser pulses
August 15, 2010 - Scientific American
Extravagant Fiction Today... Cold Fact Tomorrow
August 2010 - Photonics.com
Laser Etching Process Makes Glass Biochips
August 12, 2010 - Photonics.com
Star Wars Creator Calls Off Duel over 'Lightsaber' Laser Pointer
August 12, 2010 - TechNewsDaily
3-D Mapping Laser Backpack is the Nerdiest Back-to-School Item Ever
August 11, 2010 - PCWorld
Program Manager Highlights Laser Science, Technology
August 11, 2010 - Defense.gov
A Leap for Lasers and Photodetectors
August 10, 2010 - photonics.com
Young Engineer Uses Webcam, Laser to Build Budget 3-D Scanner
August 8, 2010 - Wired
Charles Freed, pioneer of laser technologies, dies at age 84
August 6, 2010 - MITnews
Achtung! Test safety of laser pointers with paper cups, webcam
August 5, 2010 - Ars Technica
Taking the Twinkle Out of the Night Sky
August 5, 2010 - US News and World Report
Laser Fusion Energy Commercial by 2030?
August 2, 2010 - optics.org
July 2010
Nanotechnology holds hope for targeting of cancer cells
July 28, 2010 - Winston-Salem Journal
Human Breath Fueled Laser
July 27, 2010 - ubergizmo
Australian Company Develops Junk-Tracking Space Laser
July 24, 2010 - VOANews
Police to experiment with blinding 'Dazer Laser'?
July 23, 2010 - CNet
Sony's Blue-Violet Laser Will Bring 20x More Capacity Than Blu-Ray
July 23, 2010 - Slash Gear
Some like it hot: How to heat a 'nano bathtub'
July 22, 2010 - nanowerk
NASA Uses Space Lasers to Map the World's Forests [pics]
July 21, 2010 - Mashable
Raytheon's killer laser--4, UAVs--0 (photos)
July 21, 2010 - CNet
Driverless Vans Heading From Italy to China
July 20, 2010- AP
U.S. Navy Laser Weapon Shoots Down Drones in Test [Video]
July 19, 2010 - Scientific American
Artwork done with laser's help
July 19, 2010 - Voice of Russia
Scientists to create the most detailed map of California coastline ever assembled
July 18, 2010 - MercuryNews.com
Volvo's pedestrian detection works, usually
July 16, 2010 - boston.com
Bomb-detecting sensors advance at 'terahertz' scale
July 13, 2010 - USA Today
Test-driving the laser-wielding QB telepresence robot
July 10, 2010 - CNET Crave
Mouseless, the 'invisible' computer mouse (w/ Video)
July 8, 2010 - physorg
'Horrendously Intense' Laser Shrinks the Proton
July 7, 2010 - Wired Science
Life Without Lasers?
July 7, 2010 - Photonics.com
Laser Pioneer Federico Capasso Awarded Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis
July 7, 2010 - Photonics Online
Unpeeling Atoms from the Inside Out
July 6, 2010 - Scientific Computing
X-Ray Laser Resurrects a Laboratory No Longer in the Vanguard
July 5, 2010 - New York Times
Nanoscale plasmonic motor drive micro-sized disk
July 5, 2010 - nanowerk
Start of tunnel construction for largest high-speed camera for the nanoworld
July 1, 2010 - nanowerk
June 2010
Unpeeling atoms and molecules from the inside out
June 30, 2010 - nanowerk
Print your own lasers, lights, and TV screens
June 30, 2010 - freshscience
Toptica Wins ESO Contract for Laser Guide Stars
June 28, 2010 - Photonics.com
Light memories recall quantum information
June 28, 2010 - Cosmos
Pictures: Oldest Apostle Images Revealed by Laser
June 24, 2010 - National Geographic
Scientists make major quantum mechanics breakthrough
June 24, 2010 - ITPro
Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) television - it's all done with mirrors
June 24, 2010 - PhysOrg
Research to be published in optical society journal
June 23, 2010 - Seminole Chronicle
Laser celebrated in London and Paris
June 21, 2010 - optics.org
New laser shoots beams of night
June 17, 2010 - MSNBC
First lasing below 4.5 nanometres at DESY's free-electron laser
June 16, 2010 - nanowerk
Archive Gallery: Popsci's Very First Laser, and Other Groundbreaking Moments
June 10, 2010 - Popular Science
Amazing 'pulse of darkness' ray tech birthed in US gov labs
June 10, 2010 - The Register
Bone Replacement From Laser Melting
June 10, 2010 - Before It's News
Laser tracks electrons in molecules
June 9, 2010 - RSC
Leibinger awards recognize laser advances
June 8, 2010 - SPIE
Lasers could 'sense' vapours released by explosives
June 7, 2010 - BBC News
Forget needles. 'Please' delivers drugs via lasers
June 7, 2010 - Cnet crave
Beam me up: Data teleported 10 miles
June 7, 2010 - MSNBC
Laser Therapy May Ease Type of Eczema
June 3, 2010- Reuters
Laser Guided Scissors.
June 3, 2010 - Slippery Brick
Navy uses laser to shoot down drone
June 1, 2010- SignOnSanDiego.com
Laser Spine Institute offering golfers an alternative to open back and neck surgeries
June 1, 2010 - examiner.com
May 2010
'Space laser tech needed' to measure volcanic ash
May 29, 2010- BBC News
Hoverboard Project Takes Flight--and Actually Hovers
May 27, 2010- PCWorld
Light sparks new approach to data storage
May 23, 2010 - RSC.org
Prestigious Laser Research Award Goes to Colorado State University Student on Laser's 50th Anniversary
May 23, 2010 - Nanotechnology Now
Nottingham Caves Brought to You in 3-D
May 21, 2010- DiscoveryNews
Primordial Gravitational Waves Provide a Test of Cosmological Theories
May 21, 2010 - Scientific American
Water Motions Revealed (w/ Video)
May 21, 2010 - PhysOrg
A Mosquito Zapping Laser That Fights Malaria? Yes! (video and TED lecture)
May 19, 2010 - Singularity Hub
Tech Podcast: The laser turns 50
May 18, 2010 - PRI's The World
How lasers will light up the future of medicine
May 18, 2010 - BBC News
Laser Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
May 16, 2010 - eweek
Laser turns 50 years old
May 16, 2010 - Cosmos
Happy 50th Birthday to the Laser
May 16, 2010 - tonic
A Look Back at 50 Years of Lasers
May 15, 2010 - Fox News
'Star Wars' meets reality? Military testing laser weapons
May 14, 2010 - USA Today
The laser turns 50
May 14, 2010 - CNET
Albert Einstein, not Darth Vader, first imagined laser technology
May 14, 2010 - USA Today
Key Moments in the Laser's First Half Century: Scientific American
May 14, 2010 - Scientific American
Lasers at the cutting edge of science
May 14, 2010 - Scientific American
Happy 50th birthday to the laser
May 14, 2010 - CNN
Happy anniversary to the laser: life-changing technology at 50 years
May 13, 2010 - SPIE
Redefining electrical current law with the transistor laser
May 12, 2010 - PhysOrg
Making light work: The 50-year odyssey of the laser
May 12, 2010 - PhysOrg
Photo of the Day: A visit to the laser lab
May 12, 2010 - DavidsonNews.net
World record for shortest controllable time
May 11, 2010 - nanowerk
Where origami meets rocket science (Former laser physicist turns origami master)
May 11, 2010 - Washington Post
Mapping Ancient Civilization, in a Matter of Days
May 10, 2010 - New York Times
With Lasers and Flyovers, a Solar Map of New York
May 9, 2010 - New York Times
Largest scientific instrument ever built to prove Einstein's theory of general relativity
May 9, 2010 - Telegraph
Laser Power Beaming Aimed At UAVs
May 8, 2010 - Aviation Week
The Ever-Widening World of Tiny Projectors
May 7, 2010 - New York Times
Sensing hazardous gases over kilometer distances using optical fiber systems
May 7, 2010 - SPIE
Light shows, ray guns and blades: the laser is 50
May 6, 2010 - NewScientist
How Lasers Will Change The World
May 6, 2010 - Forbes
Bob Hess focuses energy on old lasers
May 6, 2010 - Mercury News
Laser 'tractor beams' to tidy up space junk
May 6, 2010 - NewScientist
Scots team undertake 3D laser scan of Mount Rushmore
May 6, 2010 - BBC News
First X-ray laser's early success brings approval for next-phase facility
May 5, 2010 - PhysOrg
Air Force Treating Wounds With Lasers and Nanotech
May 5, 2010 - Wired
Engineers Demo Smallest Room Temperature Laser
May 3, 2010 - PhysOrg
DIY: the laser jacket
May 3, 2010 - CrunchGear
Rain-making lasers could trigger showers on demand
May 2, 2010 - nature news
New research could help develop gamma ray lasers and produce fusion power
May 1, 2010 - PhysOrg
April 2010
A*STAR Researchers Demonstrate Painting Metals with Lasers
April 29, 2010 - Before It's News
Drug Combined With Laser Proved Effective for Improving Diabetic Blindness
April 28, 2010 - TopNews
Can world's largest laser zap Earth's energy woes?
April 28, 2010 - CNN.com
Found on the Moon: A Soviet Laser Reflector That Was Lost for 40 Years
April 27th, 2010 - Discover Magazine
Lasing Beyond Light
April 27th, 2010 - Science News
Palestinian girls invent laser cane
April 27, 2010 - CBC News
Debate on Laser Liposuction to Remove Fat
April 26, 2010 - WebMD
Made to order diamonds hold key to stunning laser discoveries
April 22, 2010 - PhysOrg
Pricey laser treatment claims to promote growth
April 21, 2010 - JSOnline
Laser show, carnival kick off Cambridge Science Festival Saturday
April 21, 2010 - boston.com
World's largest yacht shoots frickin' laser beams
April 21, 2010 - DVICE
Laser to scan Robin Hood's prison under Nottingham city
April 20, 2010 - BBC
Laser research could help U.S. respond to terror attack
April 20, 2010 - R&D
Laser writing of 3D circuits wins big prize
April 19, 2010 - Eureka
Swiss lasers map volcanic ash cloud
April 19, 2010 - swissinfo.ch
A Short History of Laser Light Shows
April 19, 2010 - OPN
Ke$ha's SNL laser harp revealed
April 19, 2010 - beatweek
Solar-powered 4-way Traffic Lights Relay Laser Signals for Better Guidance
April 14, 2010 - the design blog
DRDO developing laser-based bomb disposal kit
April 14, 2010 - Press Trust of India
Laser guns in shooting event backed by pentathlon chief
April 13, 2010 - BBC Sport
Gravity Affects Time Flow
April 13, 2010 - Epoch Times
Drinking and Lasing: Scientists make lasers out of drinks for fun
April 4, 2010 - Scienceline
Inoperable cancers killed by new laser surgery
April 3, 2010 - Times Online
Video of heart before it begins to beat captured
April 3, 2010 - OneIndia
Science meets innovation at Stanford Photonics Research Center (video)
April 1, 2010 - physicsworld
Save Money: Cut Energy Costs (Engineers Design Hand Held Device that Uses Lasers to Detect Drafts in Your Home, Save Energy, Money)
April 1, 2010 - DBIS
March 2010
Laser tag still exists. How awesome is that?
March 26, 2010 - Baltimore Sun
Laser Guidance Adds Power to Wind Turbines
March 25, 2010 - Wired Science
Laser Security for the Internet
March 23, 2010 - ScienceBlog.com
Laser Treatment May Work for Cataracts
March 22, 2010 - New York Times
The 50th Anniversary Of The Laser Gets MTV Looking At Our All-Time Favorites In Movies
March 22, 2010 - MTV Movies Blog
Navy laser weapon goes through early tests
March 19, 2010 - UPI.com
Magic Laser And Nanoparticle Engines To Solve Emissions Crisis?
March 18, 2010 - Motor Authority
Weak laser can ignite nanoparticles with exciting possibilities
March 18, 2010 - University of Florida News
GM turns windshield into laser light show
March 17, 2010 - CNET
Ultra-powerful laser makes silicon pump liquid uphill with no added energy
March 17, 2010 - sify news
For Cooler Chips, Follow the Grooves
March 15, 2010 - New York Times
Laser Pointer Aimed Toward Space in 1997 Finally Annoying Planet 13 Light-Years Away
March 15, 2010 - The Onion
"IBM closer to chips with frickin' laser beams"
March 3, 2010 - The Register
Predicting the Next Quake
March 1, 2010 - DBIS
February 2010
Science in Action (podcast interviews with OSA's Tom Baer and NIF's Ed Moses)
February 26, 2010 - BBC
"Lasers lift dirt of ages from artworks"
February 26, 2010 - BBC News
Ultrafast Laser Enables New Technologies
February 25, 2010 - Photonics.com
"Detecting cancer through laser-induced ultrasound"
February 24, 2010 - Cnet
World's first laser-sensing recycling robot manufactured in Osaka
February 23, 2010 - PARC
"Physicists take a big step toward practical sound-based laser analogues"
February 22, 2010 - Nanowerk
"Video: Testing Airborne Laser Weapons"
February 17, 2010 - FoxNews
New Lasers Fight Crime, Martians
February 16, 2010 - Wired Science
"Using Lasers to Zap Mosquitoes" (w/ link to video)
February 12, 2010 - The New York Times
"U.S. successfully test airborne laser on missile"
February 12, 2010 - Reuters
"Two Northrop Grumman Laser Systems Help Airborne Laser Testbed Turn Science Fiction into Fact"
February 12, 2010 - CNNMoney
"Iran holds 1st fully domestic laser exhibit"
February 8, 2010 - Press TV
"MIT: New germanium laser better for computing"
February 5, 2010 - cnet
"Palomar's laser stretch mark device wins FDA nod"
February 4, 2010 - MassDevice
"Zap or Chill? Targeting Fat Without Surgery"
February 3, 2010 - The New York Times
"Lockheed Martin to roll out new laser-guided bomb"
February 1, 2010 - AFP
Laser Labels For Fruits and Veggies
February 1, 2010 - DBIS
January 2010
"Laser fusion test results raise energy hopes"
January 28, 2010 - BBC News
"Welcome to the Year of the Laser"
January 26, 2010 - KQED
"Going For Exawatts"
January 25, 2010 - InsideScience
"Airborne laser engages target missile in flight"
January 22, 2010 - seattlepi
"Planned Solar Satellite Will Send Energy to Earth via Infrared Laser"
January 20, 2010 - Treehugger
Charles Townes honored during celebration of laser's 50th birthday
January 19, 2010 - UC Berkeley News
"Navteq touts 3D laser mapping technology"
January 6, 2010 - CNET
December 2009
"Laser accuracy eyed with new snowplow devices in Hooksett"
December 26, 2009 - UnionLeader
"Prototype laser setup lets users 'feel' remote objects"
December 21, 2009 - CNET
"Fine-tuned laser: Step toward airport scanners that can identify explosives"
December 9, 2009 - ScienceDaily
"Miracle light: Can lasers solve the energy crisis?"
December 9, 2009 - McClatchy
"Boeing's Laser Avenger destroys 50 IEDs in Army Tests"
December 4, 2009 - LaserFocusWorld
"New laser -- it's a gas, gas, gas... sensor"
December 4, 2009 - PhysOrg
"Laser Fusion gets HiPERactive"
December 3, 2009 - physicsworld.com
"Holiday Light Show Returns to Grand Central"
December 1, 2009 - NY 1
November 2009
"Virtual Brain Surgery"
November 24, 2009 - photonics.com
"3D Mapping Drone Fires Lasers from a Mile Away (video)"
November 18, 2009 - EnGadget
"Building a More Versatile Laser"
November 17, 2009 - PhysOrg
"Could This Lump Power the Planet?"
November 14, 2009 - Newsweek
"Powerful Laser Sheds Light on Fast Ignition and High Energy Density Physics"
November 6, 2009 - ScienceDaily
"Scots Aim Lasers at Mount Rushmore and Other Landmarks"
November 4, 2009 - NY Times
"Laser-powered robot aiming for space"
November 4, 2009 - BBC News
OP-TEC Survey on Photonics Technician Jobs in the United States
November 3, 2009
"Laser Accelerates Protons to Highest Energy Ever"
November 2, 2009 - Softpedia
October 2009
"Debunking Hollywood Laser Myths"
October 30, 2009 - Popular Mechanics
"DIY Laser Market Exploding, Cosmetic Surgeons Not Happy"
October 23, 2009 - Wired
"Laser microscope aims to uncover alien life"
October 22, 2009 - New Scientist
"Lasers simulate black hole in the lab"
October 21, 2009 - COSMOS
"Mini lasers' illuminate dark molecules"
October 21, 2009 - Physics World
"Laser creates 'false memories' in fly brains"
October 15, 2009 - New Scientist
"Kellogg's combats fake flakes"
October 14, 2009 - Kellog's
"Masters of Light win Nobel Prize in Physics"
October 6, 2009 - Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
"Air Force, Boeing test laser weapon (with video)"
October 4, 2009 - KRQE
September 2009
"Ultra-cold Systems Of Atoms: Pushing The Cold Frontier In An Orderly Fashion"
September 28, 2009 - Science Daily
"Laser-Accurate microphone captures 'pure sound'"
September 21, 2009 - DVICE
"Bling Boosts Raman Lasers"
September 21, 2009 - Photonics
"Laser sight: NYU's real-life tricorder"
September 17, 2009 - Christian Science Monitor
"Lasers used for psychiatric treatments"
September 17, 2009 - ABC7 News
"Lasers Used to Guide Growth of Mammalian Cells"
September 16, 2009 - medGadget
"Laser Processes Promise Better Artificial Joints, Arterial Stents"
September 15, 2009 - Science Daily
"Laser Pulses Control Single Electrons In Complex Molecules"
September 1, 2009 - Science Daily
August 2009
" 'Cornell dots' make the world's tiniest laser"
August 19, 2009 - Nanotechwire
"Lasers to Help Whip Wind Energy into Shape"
August 13, 2009 - Clean Technica
July 2009
Mount Rushmore to get laser treatment
July 29, 2009 - USA Today
"Nanoscale laser promises faster communications"
July 29, 2009 - TG Daily
"Hope for blindness cure with laser breakthrough"
July 5 2009 - The Guardian
June 2009
"Most powerful 'sound laser' to shake up acoustics"
June 15, 2009 - New Scientist
June 12, 2009 - Science News
"LaserFest Video Interview with Laser Focus World"
June 3, 2009
May 2009
"Laser Explosions Could Let Subs Communicate Underwater"
May 26, 2009 - Fox News
"New Nanotube Coating Enables Novel Laser Power Meter"
May 11, 2009 - Science Daily
April 2009
"Debut for world's fastest camera"
April 29, 2009 - BBC News
"Laser Makes Big Bangs Underwater"
April 26, 2009 - Science Daily
"World's first hard X-ray laser switches on"
April 21, 2009 - Symmetry
"Laser With Controlled Polarization: Innovation Opens Door To Wide Range Of Applications In Photonics And Communications"
April 13, 2009 - Science Daily
"Curved laser beams could help tame thunderclouds"
April 9, 2009 - New Scientist
Scientists take another stab at nuclear fusion
April 1, 2009 - San Francisco Chronicle
March 2009
When Frying the Hard Drive Is a Good Thing
March 23, 2009 - Science Now
Lasers Provide Antimatter Bonanza
March 13, 2009 - Physical Review Focus
February 2009
Next Generation Digital Maps Are Laser Sharp
February 23, 2009 - ScienceDaily