a device that produces a narrow and powerful stream of light that has many special uses in medicine, industry, etc.
doctors using a laser to perform delicate eye surgery
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Recent Examples of lasersResearchers must repeatedly use lasers to remove this motion and cool ions close to their lowest possible energy state.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Nov. 2026 Gaze up at tethered hot air balloons glowing in the night while their pilots light the burners to music and lasers spread colors across the sky in a state-of-the-art show.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Nov. 2026 Unlike cheap novelty lasers, the Pococo relies on swappable, scientifically accurate optical discs to cast high-fidelity snapshots of the cosmos across your walls and ceiling.—
Paul Brett,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2026 But the team didn’t slack on lighting, automation, lasers, pyro and practical effects either, a necessity for what is essentially a massive dance party.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2026 But even a world where Bass can shoot lasers out of his left appendage isn’t free from the harsh constraints of prejudice.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2026 Lumentum , Marvell Technology — Shares of Marvell slid 9% while Lumentum's stock slumped 15% after Marvell agreed to buy the maker of high-performance lasers in an all-stock deal valued at $115 billion .—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
2 Nov. 2026 Fractional lasers have also shown promise, with research suggesting improvements in fiber organization and the appearance of finer, healthier fiber, Vico says.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2026 There was a defiant mood in the crowd, with a handful of protesters targeting the police with lasers.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2026
Set amid waterfalls and gardens at the foot of Machu Picchu, whitewashed casitas with eucalyptus beams are strewn along stone paths.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Nov. 2026
Repeating this process thousands of times creates a dense, web-like architecture of intersecting support beams in wildly varying sizes and thicknesses.