Learn more about LIGO, the observatory that detected two massive black holes merging, the largest in recorded history.

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Technical University of ...

Instead, laser headlights consist of one or more solid state laser diodes mounted inside the headlight. These blue lasers are fired at a yellow phosphor, similar to that used in white LEDs.

The ring design has potential applications in telecommunications, medicine, and other fields. Scientists from the (SEAS), in collaboration with the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), have deve ...

Holographic displays create three-dimensional (3D) images that appear to float in space by manipulating light waves, often ...

Here’s a surprisly simple way to build yourself a laser-based listening device. It consists of two modules, a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is a set of lasers, one is visible re… ...

If you’ve ever watched a science-fiction movie, you might think you know what lasers sound like: some variation of a noise you could write as “pew.” But, ...