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laser

[lay-zer] / ˈleɪ zər /


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The system uses photoconductive switches triggered by 300-femtosecond green laser pulses with a wavelength of 515 nanometers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We remain laser focused on helping create more earnings for drivers and more affordable rides for riders.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Instead of cutting away corneal tissue with a laser, they are testing a technique that temporarily makes the cornea flexible enough to be reshaped.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

They show them the Moon's craters, Saturn's rings, Vega - the brightest star in the night sky - and other planets, using laser pointers to trace constellations and objects visible to the naked eye.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“But to retire it,” Rick said, “because it’s needling you—give me that ” He struggled to pry the laser tube away from Phil Resch.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Naval vessels sometimes communicate with other ships via lasers that can’t be jammed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The researchers then adjusted the lasers until the entire system reached the critical tipping point they wanted to study.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

At a plant in Sherman, Texas, roughly the size of a football field, Cisco competitor Coherent makes lasers for iPhones — and for data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Non-kinetic means could include lasers to blind satellites, or even electromagnetic or cyber jamming of their data links.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Mom’s eyes became like two chocolate-brown lasers, slicing through us from our bedroom doorway.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon




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