Instead of relying on light from the sun, this technique uses a laser to push an extraordinarily ... 40 micros isn't much compared to the 10 m 2 for the final light sail design. But it is a start, and ...

Laser sailors from across five decades will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Howth Yacht Club Laser Frostbites at a ...

Need a new project? Something relaxing to do after a tough day at work? Check out these amazing and complex LEGO sets designed for adult builders.

A laser weapon firing a continuous beam. Doesn't require ammunition, but will need heat sink replaced if it overheats. What the LAS-98 Laser Cannon lacks in heavy-hitting firepower, it makes up ...

Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

The added rigs are evenly split, one oil-targeted, and one gas-targeted, bringing the respective totals to 481 and 101 rigs working for the week. The US drilling rig count increased by 2 units to ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing prosecutors to retry two executives of Syracuse-based Cor Development Co. on federal fraud charges connected to a state bid-rigging scheme.

There's also an optional IR laser (2.5W) tool head. Once built, the machine achieves a Class 1 laser safety certification, and there are plenty of safety features built into it, including tilt ...

"The fire also extended out of the cabin, catching the rigging and the outside area of the boat with heavy fire conditions. The fire had also spread to two other large single hull sailboats.

British engineer Richard Browning, known as the 'real-life Iron Man', is on a mission to bring jet packs to the military.

A key challenge is the lack of time, with the asteroid - which scientists say has a 2% chance of striking the planet - already ... Scientists are debating different options including using a powerful ...