A Laser, a Shutdown of Airspace and Signs of Government Agencies at Odds

After the downing of a Customs and Border Protection drone, the F.A.A. closed the airspace above Texas for the second time in a month.

Wait—Laser Guns Are Real Now?

But focus too much on matters of geopolitics, and you can lose sight of something arguably even more profound: Laser guns are real now. Actual militaries are deploying actual lasers in actual combat.
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Laser-within-a-laser delivers MeV X-ray radiography in picoseconds

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF) is the hottest place on Earth for the briefest of moments during an experiment. Now, it can be one of the brightest places thanks to the Advanced Radiographic Capability (ARC), NIF's ...

The easiest way to hang a round mirror isn’t with a tape measure. Use a laser level instead.

Throw a green beam and leave your hands free to adjust your workpiece.

Democrats outraged at US military’s downing of CBP drone near Mexico border

It was second time in two weeks US military used laser to shoot down what it mistakenly thought was a threat, disrupting air traffic