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 lasersFor four days, prospects arrive with reputations built on Saturdays and leave with grades shaped by lasers, clipboards and closed-door interviews.—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026 The forward-facing LiDAR of more advanced DJI drones, including the DJI Mavic 4 Pro and the DJI Air 3S, emits and receives lasers to identify obstacles ahead.—James Abbott, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026 In this interview with Interesting Engineering (IE), Siebert discusses how materials processing, from lasers to rapid quenching, can reshape both manufacturing and medicine.—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026 The fine details on their birdhouses are made using different tools available to them at Dallas Makerspace, including 3D printers and lasers.—Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026 The technique involves using lasers to rapidly etch data into 2mm sheets of glass that contain hundreds of layers of data.—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026 Be cautious of using lasers on darker skin.—David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026 Huge amounts of data could be archived in a compact format for millennia, by using lasers to encode that data into glass.—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026 Fortunately, there’s no shortage of hair loss treatment options today, from prescription medications and over-the-counter supplements to topical shampoos and serums and high-tech lasers.—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
That was especially true at Dennis Basso, where brocade dresses were displayed underneath spotlights at the Columbus Citizen foundation, feeling right at home in the Gilded Age mansion’s foyer.
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Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
Permanent and temporary exhibitions delve into the art of moviemaking, director spotlights, avant-garde filmmakers, and other aspects of the filmmaking world.