a device that produces a narrow and powerful stream of light that has many special uses in medicine, industry, etc.
doctors using a laser to perform delicate eye surgery
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Recent Examples of lasersThe show features flamethrowers, multi-colored fountains and lasers synchronized to inspiring scenes beamed onto a 36-storey hotel and three screens formed from fountains which fan out into a fine mist.—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The team achieved this by using lasers of different colors.—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025 China earlier this week debuted new, sophisticated weapons during its large-scale military parade through Beijing, including underwater capabilities and lasers for ships.—Ellie Cook
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025 Guerrero dreams of terraforming with lasers, electric zeppelins, and forging collaborations in optics, energy efficiency, and space technology.—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 Home planetariums are often dome or round-shaped and offer more than just lasers making out to be stars on a wall and they can definitely be used as STEM and learning tools.—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025 And then there were the lasers.—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 The lasers aim to target existing commercial satellite networks in low-Earth orbit, with the Space Force deeming them more reliable, secure and capable of transmitting more data than traditional radio transmissions.—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025 When contemplating the next step beyond these displays, scientists have explored replacing the LEDs with lasers.—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
Until November 2025, the exhibition L’art de faire mouche spotlights West African slingshots as unexpected works of art, blending function with sculpture, humor, and symbolism.
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What began as a series of spotlights developed into more consistent and expansive narratives.
Ultimately, at over 100 kilonewtons of force, the structure groaned under the force before one of the beams finally gave away in an intentional collapse that provided critical data for the study.
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