lasers

Lasers are devices that emit a focused beam of light through optical amplification. They are being developed for military applications like drone defense, energy generation, and high-speed data transmission.

Why it’s in the news: Lasers are in the news due to their imminent real-world testing for energy generation and their increasing use in military and data communication technologies.

Latest on lasers

• Space Lasers Are About to Get Their First Real Test Generating Energy
• UK military wants lasers to stop drone swarms without running out of ammo
• An Army leadership shakeup, plus lasers on the border
• The lasers are coming, but don’t forget training
• EON wants to move the data superhighway from ocean fiber to space lasers
• DeepLase makes fibre lasers and specialty optical fibres for industrial use
• lasers to kill them

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