There are many different types of lasers—almost as many as there are applications for the same—but what ties them all together as a class is that they depend on the same physical effect: stimulated ...
They're in grocery store scanners, internet connections and car backup cameras. Whether you realize it or not, you interact with lasers every day. This light-based technology has helped build the ...
With summer around the corner, the semi-creepy targeted advertisements seem to be reading your mind. They appear to know just what you need. At-home laser hair removal does work, however, like a lot ...
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How to Grow a Laser on Silicon

Today, silicon photonic circuits connect server racks and play key roles in chemical sensors, biosensors, and LIDAR for ...
Do Laser Caps Work for Hair Growth? If you’ve ever searched for hair loss treatments, you may have stumbled across something called laser hair growth caps. Less invasive than a hair transplant and ...
Recently, the work was completed by the group of Prof. Sheng Meng from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Beijing National Research Center for Condensed Matter Physics. By ...