The world’s first all-optical radio runs on laser light, not electricity, opening new possibilities for stealth sensors and satellite applications.

With the rise of quantum computers, the security of our existing communication systems is at risk. Quantum computers will be ...

Have you ever wondered about the groundbreaking moments and discoveries that shaped our modern lives? From how we communicate ...

A tiny 3D printer capable of printing human tissue directly inside the body with micrometre accuracy is being developed.

Scientists demonstrate wireless electricity technology by sending electricity over a distance of five miles using lasers.

The demo setup at Maxwell Labs demonstrates how current computer chips can be cooled with lasers. A photonic cold plate is ...

Materials scientists can learn a lot about a sample material by shooting lasers at it. With nonlinear optical microscopy—a ...

Advances in microwave photonics and optical communications unveiled at OFC 2025 highlight the integration driving 6G, AI ...

We previously covered such “gravity telescopes” with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector (KAGRA). These early 2 nd generation of ...

Researchers from NTNU and EPFL have unveiled a compact, low-cost laser that outperforms current models in speed, control, and ...

As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of ...

The technology hinges on what physicists call a frequency comb -- a laser that emits many distinct colors, or wavelengths, evenly spaced across the optical spectrum.