Lasers Video The first 50 years of the laser – and the next 50 The laser at 50: physicists will have a defining role to play in the next 50 years of the laser, says Tom Baer Read article: The first 50 years of the laser – and the next 50
Lasers Video Medical lasers: diagnose, treat, cure The laser at 50: the laser is a major force in medicine and one that's set to play a pivotal role in the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage disease, says Brian Pog... Read article: Medical lasers: diagnose, treat, cure
Lasers Video The next big thing in laser manufacturing The laser at 50: the ultrafast fibre laser has a bright future in manufacturing, explains Andreas Tünnermann Read article: The next big thing in laser manufacturing
Telescopes and space missions Video Space-based lasers: the final frontier? The laser at 50: what can you do with a laser in space that you can't do on the ground? Narasimha Prasad sheds some light Read article: Space-based lasers: the final frontier?
Lasers Feature 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
Lasers Feature 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: Where next for the laser?
Nuclear fusion Feature 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: Fusion’s bright new dawn
Ultrafast science Research update Combing makes for neat qubits Frequency comb entangles two atomic qubits Read article: Combing makes for neat qubits
Ultrafast science Video Science meets innovation at Stanford Photonics Research Center Innovation is a core value for scientists at the Stanford Photonics Research Center Read article: Science meets innovation at Stanford Photonics Research Center
Optical physics Video 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: Bright stuff: LCLS ready to shine
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays