Seattle-area startup says its technology could be used for orbital tracking and communication as well as for beamed power.

Ultrafast lasers are the heavy artillery of modern optics. Their intense, rapid pulses power eye surgeries, precision manufacturing, and the world’s most accurate atomic clocks. But these ...

On an overcast day, ultrafast lasers could clear a path through the clouds, allowing easier contact with satellites traveling high above Earth. Currently, cloudy weather limits scientists’ ability to ...

Researchers use laser treatments to transform ordinary cork into a powerful tool for treating oil spills. They tested variations of a fast-pulsing laser treatment, closely examining the nanoscopic ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers are developing a technology that aims to help make solar cells more affordable and efficient by using a new manufacturing method that employs an ultrafast pulsing ...

AEye. has been granted a patent for a lidar system featuring a laser source and a scannable mirror. The system includes a circuit that schedules variable rate laser pulse firings based on a predictive ...