autoevolution
 

Stories about: laser

The Orion Spaceship Will Be Armed With Lasers When It Goes to the Moon
The Orion Spaceship Will Be Armed With Lasers When It Goes to the Moon

9 Feb 2024, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA plans to use the Artemis II mission and the Orion spaceship's trip to the Moon to test a new tech for laser communications

 
The Era of Space Lasers Is Coming, And There's No Stopping It
The Era of Space Lasers Is Coming, And There's No Stopping It

18 Dec 2023, 15:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA said last week it made the first laser data connection between hardware on the International Space Station and an orbital relay

 
Spacecraft Shoots Laser Beam at Earth, NASA Catches It in California
Spacecraft Shoots Laser Beam at Earth, NASA Catches It in California

17 Nov 2023, 13:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) demonstrator fired its first laser beam at Earth, proving optical comms could work from very large distances

 
U.S. Readying Huge Lasers to Fight Off UAVs, Rockets and Even Mortars
U.S. Readying Huge Lasers to Fight Off UAVs, Rockets and Even Mortars

12 Oct 2023, 06:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contrator Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to deliver up to four 300 kW-class defensive lasers to the U.S. Army

 
USAF Lists the Bad Things That Happen When Civilians Strike Aircraft With Lasers
USAF Lists the Bad Things That Happen When Civilians Strike Aircraft With Lasers

11 Oct 2023, 09:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force (USAF) says it is experiencing a surge in lazing incidents, warns of the effects on both the targets and perpetrators.

 
NASA to Fit Lasers on the Space Station, They're Not for Fighting Aliens
NASA to Fit Lasers on the Space Station, They're Not for Fighting Aliens

30 Aug 2023, 08:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA's Integrated LCRD Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal mission will depart in November to prove laser comms are better than radio

 
Airbus Laser Comms System to Allow High-Speed, Ultra-Secure Data Connections for Aircraft
Airbus Laser Comms System to Allow High-Speed, Ultra-Secure Data Connections for Aircraft

10 Jan 2023, 12:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aviation giant Airbus says it's working on a laser communication terminal for aircraft known as UltraAir, to allow faster, more secure comms with satellites

 
High-Power Tactical Laser to Make Short Work of Future Threats to America
High-Power Tactical Laser to Make Short Work of Future Threats to America

16 Sep 2022, 12:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced the delivery of its most powerful laser to date, to be included in a new weapons system

 
US Navy Puts Lasers on Its Ships for Lighting-Speed Tactical Defense Warfare
US Navy Puts Lasers on Its Ships for Lighting-Speed Tactical Defense Warfare

19 Aug 2022, 15:33 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / HELIOS is a light, compact, and powerful laser aiming at close-range small targets that are too fast for conventional countermeasure weapons

 
Shooting Down a Cruise Missile With a Laser Is Nothing Like in the Movies, Here's Proof
Shooting Down a Cruise Missile With a Laser Is Nothing Like in the Movies, Here's Proof

12 Aug 2022, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin released a video of a February test of a cruise missile-disabling laser system, entire procedure far less spectacular than expected

 
Using a Laser to Remove Rust Is Awesome, but What Is the Best DIY Option?
Using a Laser to Remove Rust Is Awesome, but What Is the Best DIY Option?

18 May 2022, 17:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The most expensive device used to remove rust is a $50,000 laser. More affordable solutions exist, but which is best and for what? This video has the answer

 
Boeing's Building a Powerful Laser, Patent Reveals Its Secrets
Boeing's Building a Powerful Laser, Patent Reveals Its Secrets

9 Mar 2022, 11:45 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / When making planes is not enough, lasers can do the trick. Boeing looks into the future and patents powerful new technology. You might guess its use

 
Versatile Robotic Arm Puts Your Ideas Into Practice, Has a 3D Printer Module and AI Vision
Versatile Robotic Arm Puts Your Ideas Into Practice, Has a 3D Printer Module and AI Vision

18 Nov 2021, 14:48 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Huenit is a multi-functional robotic arm with a modular design that allows you to use it as a 3D printer, laser engraver, drawing pen, and more

 
Lockheed-Martin Delivers Bonkers High Energy Laser for Testing on the AC-130J
Lockheed-Martin Delivers Bonkers High Energy Laser for Testing on the AC-130J

7 Oct 2021, 15:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Lockheed-Martin inked a deal with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center worth $12 million over five years to develop the system for seafaring vessels

 
World's Smallest Wireless Mouse Is the Size of Two Quarters, Also Acts as a Laser Pointer
World's Smallest Wireless Mouse Is the Size of Two Quarters, Also Acts as a Laser Pointer

18 Aug 2021, 18:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The world's smallest wireless mouse is also a remote control for your smartphone and a laser pointer. It fits in your pocket and is the size of two quarters.

 
Air Force Tests Laser Pods in Wind Tunnels, Plans to Use Them Onto Fighter Jets
Air Force Tests Laser Pods in Wind Tunnels, Plans to Use Them Onto Fighter Jets

5 Aug 2021, 08:52 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Arnold Engineering Development Complex has recently begun testing experimental directed energy weapons in wind tunnels.

 
Watch Out Spot, There's a New Robot Dog in Town and It's Getting Smarter
Watch Out Spot, There's a New Robot Dog in Town and It's Getting Smarter

4 Aug 2021, 15:01 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Four-legged robots seem to be all the rage. They can access places hard to reach for wheeled robots and prove to be extremely useful in industrial settings.

 
Power on the Moon Will Come Through Either Cables or Lasers
Power on the Moon Will Come Through Either Cables or Lasers

24 May 2021, 08:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announced last week the seven groups it selected for Phase 1 of the "Watts on the Moon Challenge" meant to find ways to store and distribute energy

 
This Multi-Functional Robot Was Designed to Lend You a Hand. Literally
This Multi-Functional Robot Was Designed to Lend You a Hand. Literally

15 May 2021, 07:15 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / How would you like it if you had a multi-skilled third arm that can do things like 3D printing, laser engraving, and more? Well, feast your eyes on the DexArm.

 
U.S. Air Force Develops Special Laser Eye Protection, Pilots Are Loving It
U.S. Air Force Develops Special Laser Eye Protection, Pilots Are Loving It

5 May 2021, 09:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Laser strikes are more common than ever and a real danger for pilots, which is why the Air Force Research Laboratory came up with an innovative solution.