A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has discovered that chaotic laser light can be transformed into a highly focused imaging tool, enabling scientists to study brain ...

Scientists at MIT discovered that chaotic laser light can spontaneously form a highly focused beam instead of scattering—if the conditions are just right. This “pencil beam” enabled them to image the ...

An international research team has developed a new bioimaging technology that overturns conventional optical wisdom. They confirmed that under specific conditions, a strong laser beam transforms into ...

Under the right conditions, a chaotic mess of laser light can spontaneously self-organize into a highly focused “pencil beam.” This schematic shows the pencil beam formation mechanism. CAMBRIDGE, MA - ...

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers back at Earth out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows last Thursday. (NASA via AP) Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning ...

The takeaway: NASA's latest crewed lunar mission promises not only another giant leap in human space travel but a dramatic upgrade in how we experience it from Earth. With Artemis II now underway, the ...

The headlines lately have verged on science fiction. A few weeks ago, my colleague Simon Shuster reported that the Ukrainian military had unveiled a new anti-drone laser weapon called the Sunray. On ...

The winter months, when people spend significantly less time in the sun, are typically known as “laser season” by skin experts—if you’re considering a treatment, now is a great time. “We perform laser ...

Ten years ago, astronomers made an epic discovery with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cosmology hasn’t been the same since, and it might not stay that way much longer. Out ...

At-home laser hair removal devices have been popular for their convenience, safety, relative comfort and results. If you’re curious about trying one out yourself, you may be wondering if the portable ...

Since ChatGPT appeared almost three years ago, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on learning has been widely debated. Are they handy tools for personalised education, or gateways ...

Israeli company Rafael has created Iron Beam, a high-energy laser weapon, though lighter, more mobile versions of the technology were credited with recent drone shoot-downs. (Courtesy of Rafael ...