And you thought you saw fireworks on the 4th of July! The largest laser system in the world was turned on for a fraction of a second July 5, and it unleashed the most powerful laser blast in history - ...

"Black gold" is not just an expression anymore. Scientists at the University of Rochester have created a way to change the properties of almost any metal to render it, literally, black. The process, ...

The Australian startup EOS Space Systems says it has finally finished building a powerful laser capable of blasting dangerous space junk out of orbit ‰ all the way from the surface of the Earth. The ...

The largest laser in the world was turned on for a fraction of a second last week -- and it unleashed the most powerful laser blast in history. The National Ignition Facility (NIF)-- a laser test ...