There are many different types of lasers—almost as many as there are applications for the same—but what ties them all together as a class is that they depend on the same physical effect: stimulated ...

When you're at work in the office, you may not pay much attention to the laser printer in the corner unless it’s broken. But peel back the plastic panels of a conventional laser printer and you’ll ...

The laser car wash sounds space age. There won't be bright light beams scouring the blemishes from your paint -- but the ...

They're in grocery store scanners, internet connections and car backup cameras. Whether you realize it or not, you interact with lasers every day. This light-based technology has helped build the ...

Once called a "solution looking for a problem," long before its full potential emerged, the laser has become a powerhouse of modern life. Thanks to sustained support from the U.S. National Science ...

Lasers are used everyday for a variety of applications, but understanding what a laser actually is means knowing that it's much more than just a concentrated beam of light. There are different types ...