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 lasersRather than transistors alone, these chips can contain components such as lasers, waveguides, modulators, filters, and photodetectors.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2026 This has been a stumbling block for other interstellar projects, such as the apparently defunct Breakthrough Starshot, which wanted to blast tiny sailcraft to Proxima Centauri — part of the Alpha Centauri system — using powerful lasers.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2026 AeroVironment Inc delivered its first two multi-purpose high-energy lasers to the US Army last summer.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2026 Green lasers shot out into the crowd, revealing the faces of fans who’d waited all night on aching feet to see their favorites.—Los Angeles Times,
24 Aug. 2026 Instead of using incisions or drilling into the skull, CoMind (coincidentally like Olix) uses infrared lasers and light signals to measure brain activity.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2026
That remote displays a live feed from the drone's 1080p/30fps camera, which is assisted in dim conditions by three 300-lumen spotlights.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2026
The show was also horribly paced, with way too many pointless instrumental spotlights that somehow managed to come across as both showy and lethargic at the same time.
Two people were injured when a semi-trailer truck hauling steel beams hit the underside of the Lake Avenue bridge over the Edens Expressway near Wilmette on Thursday evening.
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Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
18 Sep. 2026
However, the irregular architecture, surviving wooden beams, and 15th-century chapel lend certain spaces genuine local character.