AeroVironment just landed the first-ever production contract for directed-energy weapons in U.S. military history, yet the stock has collapsed nearly 41% over the past year. Something about this story ...

Plasma, ionized gas and the fourth state of matter, makes up over 99% of the ordinary matter in the universe. Understanding its properties is critical for developing fusion energy sources, modeling ...

After half a century of laser demonstrations and weapons that arrived forever next year, the Army has ordered one for production. AeroVironment won a $464.8 million agreement for the Enduring-High ...

One fascinating thing about a pulsed laser is that, though the average power may be measured in watts or milliwatts, the peak ...

Artist and photographer Alexander Newman Hall went viral recently for a laser photo he created for a multimedia project. However, the internet success came at a great cost, as Hall broke his camera.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The IDF on Wednesday announced that its Iron Beam laser defense system has shot down dozens of aerial threats during the war May ...

Scientists at the University of Oxford have unveiled a pioneering method for capturing the full structure of ultra-intense laser pulses in a single measurement. The breakthrough, published in close ...