Thanks to decades of Hollywood influence, when we think of lasers we typically think of laser beams. But this conception is actually quite misguided, as lasers need very specific circumstances in ...

Thought your Internet speeds were slow? Try being a space scientist for a day. The vast distances involved will throttle data rates to a trickle. You’re lucky if a spacecraft can send more than a few ...

Instead of relying on fasteners to keep structures together in space, astronauts may need to use lasers to weld on the lunar surface. Reading time 3 minutes As space agencies look to establish human ...

Advanced laser technology will allow militaries including Britain's to protect top-secret communications from adversaries such as Russia ...