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Recent Examples of lasers
However, the problem is that almost all nuclear energy transitions are far too energetic to be controlled with lasers.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Two lasers form a target where the drill can be placed.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Through careful observation of worlds orbiting other stars, along with some explosive laboratory experiments involving diamond anvils and lasers, scientists have realized that rocky planets like Earth have a way to make water all by themselves.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2026
The throwback elements of Rush’s show – the zigzagging colored lasers, the bursts of pyro that momentarily stunned with their booms, the gratification of watching musicians so focused on their music that running around the stage was not an option – reminded of a simpler era of concert-going.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 June 2026
For decades, lasers were designed for lighter skin tones, and there are still technicians who are inexperienced in treating melanin-rich skin.
—Aimee Simeon, Allure, 3 June 2026
To hold their state and keep them in the traps, lasers must be used to cool the atoms, which tend to warm up during operations.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
However, a challenge to using lasers to ignite the reaction is the expense.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
These strange, glowing orbs in the lasers path are actually the result of clouds that the lasers are traveling through clouds that just happened to be in the way.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Two lasers form a target where the drill can be placed.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Through careful observation of worlds orbiting other stars, along with some explosive laboratory experiments involving diamond anvils and lasers, scientists have realized that rocky planets like Earth have a way to make water all by themselves.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2026
The throwback elements of Rush’s show – the zigzagging colored lasers, the bursts of pyro that momentarily stunned with their booms, the gratification of watching musicians so focused on their music that running around the stage was not an option – reminded of a simpler era of concert-going.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 June 2026
For decades, lasers were designed for lighter skin tones, and there are still technicians who are inexperienced in treating melanin-rich skin.
—Aimee Simeon, Allure, 3 June 2026
To hold their state and keep them in the traps, lasers must be used to cool the atoms, which tend to warm up during operations.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
However, a challenge to using lasers to ignite the reaction is the expense.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
These strange, glowing orbs in the lasers path are actually the result of clouds that the lasers are traveling through clouds that just happened to be in the way.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasers
Noun
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The remaining grassy lawn around the arena, on the other sides of the White House, has been fitted with supplemental spotlights.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Some members of Congress beam under national spotlights and become household names (in households glued to cable political talk shows).—
Steve Israel,
Washington Post,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Surprisingly, the electron beams powering these flares appear about ten times weaker than those seen in similar stars.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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When scientists fire beams of electrons at atomic nuclei, the resulting scattering patterns usually behave exactly as theory predicts.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Lasers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasers. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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