Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...

The X-shaped building in southwestern China could help China pull ahead in the race to master a futuristic clean energy ...

With a project of this size—around 800 miles long, to be precise—other discoveries are also possible. In fact, a recently published study in the Journal of High Energy Physics from the High Energy ...

The research took place at the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator Center (BELLA), which set a world record of 8-GeV electrons in 20 centimeters in 2019. The new experiment not only increases the beam ...

Satellite photos show four outlying “arms” that will house laser bays, and a central experiment bay that will hold a target ...

In experiments so far, the mechanisms of ion ... the dynamics of proton acceleration from the rear surface of a laser-irradiated thin target. Despite one hundred years of history, the production ...

Ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors—such as diamond—are promising for next-generation electronics due to a larger energy gap ...

Satellite images reveal China is building a massive laser fusion facility, which can be used in nuclear weapons research as ...

US Navy's HELIOS weapon can generate more than 60 kilowatts of directed energy, with potential upgrades to 120 kilowatts.

HELIOS is a high-powered laser weapon designed to neutralise threats like drones, fast attack boats, and even missiles.

The US Navy’s HELIOS laser weapon, a cutting-edge directed energy system, has demonstrated its potential in recent tests, ...