Just about every car, train and plane that's been built since 1970 has been manufactured using high-power lasers that shoot a continuous beam of light. These lasers are strong enough to cut steel, ...

High-powered lasers have a hand in everything from manufacturing to deep space communications, and the ongoing development of more powerful versions calls for a rethink on the components responsible ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A "Mirror Diamond" necklace bearing five Mughal empire pendant diamonds with emerald drops has been offered for private sale at a price of $20 million, auction house Bonham's said ...

Today, most mirrors used to direct the beam in high-power continuous wave lasers are made by layering thin coatings of materials with different optical properties. But if there is even one, tiny ...

The Y-12 History Center has on display an aluminum mirror that is approximately 18 inches in diameter. It is a prototype for a lightweight large mirror design. Likely this artifact comes from work ...

Researchers have built a mirror out of one of the strongest materials on the planet: diamond. By etching nanostructures onto the surface of a thin sheet of diamond, the research team built a highly ...