The new method can be used to grow biological tissue or to create micro sensors. There are many ways to create three dimensional objects on a micrometer scale. But how can the chemical prope... Read more
A laser syringe being developed in Coimbra should be on the market within a year A laser syringe being developed in Coimbra should be on the market within a year, one of the researchers, Car... Read more
The device would fry targets that conduct electricity Thought that title might get your attention, but shooting lightning bolts down laser beams is just what a device being developed at the... Read more
Researchers at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have now proven the theory Last year, we looked at three potential “tractor beam” technologies being ev... Read more
For years physicists have been refining invisibility cloaks For years physicists have been refining invisibility cloaks—physical setups that cleverly reroute light around a region in... Read more
THE Pelican, a small, remotely controlled helicopter drone weighing less than a kilogram, is powered by a battery that provides about 20 minutes’ flying. And yet, one evening last October, t... Read more
In a move that is sure to warm the hearts of those in the upper echelon of the Galactic Empire, researchers have taken tractor beams from the realm of science fiction to the realm of science... Read more
Image via CrunchBase Lasers, parasites and other methods could help prevent a disease that afflicts hundreds of millions of people Mosquitoes that carry the Plasmodium parasite cause some 30... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Lasers that stimulate condensation may help to induce rain artificially. The rain dance is getting a twenty-first-century revamp using laser technology. Optical physicist... Read more