So you’ve finally decided to do something about the annoying stubble on your legs and underarms—waxing and shaving aren’t cutting it anymore. Good for you! Taking steps toward a permanent solution is ...

The Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists for their work on optics and high precision measurements using lasers. Roy Glauber, John Hall and Theodor Haensch will share the $1.3 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Portland test-fires a laser weapon. The photo captured infrared light to make the beam visible. Staff Sgt. Donald ...

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 ...

Rarely a week goes by that some company doesn’t offer to send us their latest and greatest laser. You know the type — couple of aluminum extrusions, Class 4 diode flopping around in the breeze, and no ...

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One of the most widely used safety requirements in working environments, laboratories, workshops, and factories is eye ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Iain Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) Nations around the world ...