Read article: From ray-gun to Blu-ray
From ray-gun to Blu-ray
Fifty years after their invention, Sidney Perkowitz examines the huge impact of lasers on science, culture and everyday life
Read article: From ray-gun to Blu-ray
Read article: Where next for the laser?
Where next for the laser?
Six laser experts recall how the laser has advanced their fields of interest – and speculate where it will take these areas next
Read article: Fusion’s bright new dawn
Fusion’s bright new dawn
The world's largest laser could transform the search for abundant, carbon-free electricity, as Mike Dunne explains
Read article: Combing makes for neat qubits
Combing makes for neat qubits
Frequency comb entangles two atomic qubits
Read article: Science meets innovation at Stanford Photonics Research Center
Science meets innovation at Stanford Photonics Research Center
Innovation is a core value for scientists at the Stanford Photonics Research Center
Read article: Bright stuff: LCLS ready to shine
Bright stuff: LCLS ready to shine
Phil Bucksbaum talks about the "extraordinary opportunities to study new phenomena" using the world's brightest X-ray laser
Read article: Trapped ions go for a quantum walk
Trapped ions go for a quantum walk
Longest quantum walk to date could lead to computing applications
Read article: Hail the first sound ‘lasers’
Hail the first sound ‘lasers’
Sound amplification by stimulated emission achieved by two groups
Read article: First light for germanium laser
First light for germanium laser
Strain bridges an indirect bandgap
Read article: Evanescent waves bring new window into the nanoworld
Evanescent waves bring new window into the nanoworld
Electrons and light team up in new microscopy technique to image nanostructures
