I’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers – here’s what a shot day looks like

It would take hours to set up the perfect shot at the Texas Petawatt Laser facility. Once it fired, the beam released an ...

Closing the carbon cycle: Unraveling the roles of light and heat in CO₂ photocatalysis

Rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities are the largest contributor to global warming. According to the ...

Laser-plasma accelerator drives free-electron laser for record 8 hours

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a laser-plasma accelerator can reliably drive a free-electron laser ...
IEEE

Narrow Bandwidth Hundreds Picosecond Pulse Fiber Laser Based on Carbon Nanotubes Mode-Locker

Abstract: 0.01 nm, 323 ps passively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser(EDFL) based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is established with a homemade fiber Bragg Grating(FBG ...
lokmattimes

Same Treatment, Different Price: Why Does Laser Hair Reduction Cost Vary Between Clinics?

New Delhi [India], April 1: Laser hair removal is considered one of the most sought-after aesthetic procedures to remove unwanted body hair and enjoy hair-free, silky soft skin. It gives freedom from ...
IEEE

Three-Axis Curvature Sensor Based on Fiber SPR

Abstract: The advantage of the fiber surface plasmon resonance (SPR) curvature sensor is being insensitive to temperature and axial strain, but multidimensional curvature measurement has not yet been ...
The Straits Times

Ditch the contacts and glasses: How vision correction surgery for myopia has evolved beyond Lasik

Those with myopia who jog and swim regularly will empathise with the issues Ms Stella Lin, 40, faced before she had her vision corrected with surgery. She says: “As a contact lens wearer, I would find ...