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 lasersThe photonic engine powered by lasers can transfer large amounts of data over long distances by emitting high-quality white light–qualities that place it at the forefront of laser lighting technologies.—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026 While a big step forward from cryogenic systems, scaling requires a complex array of precise lasers.—Aldo Svaldi, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 Instead, the researchers suggest ultrastable lasers housed inside permanently shadowed craters could serve as master timing references for future lunar satellites and communication networks, effectively acting as part of a lunar GPS infrastructure.—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 May 2026 Once trapped, the ions are reduced to a ground state through lasers, similar to what freezing them at absolute zero achieves.—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026 The more likely route is the same as that used in quantum cascade lasers.—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 In this approach to quantum computing, atoms are cooled with lasers to temperatures just millionths of a degree above absolute zero.—Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 The minerals and elements are found in the Earth’s crust and are used in hundreds of products including smartphones, laptops, lasers, medical devices and electric vehicles.—Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 By harnessing the power of lasers, artificial intelligence and advanced robotics, the G2 offers an alternative to traditional herbicides and labor-intensive manual weeding.—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
The menu spotlights locally sourced Japanese dishes—the nigiri and the sushi rolls are excellent—as well as sake and a solid selection of Japanese whiskey.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
The annual prize spotlights debut features released in French theaters between two editions of the Cannes Film Festival, with a mission to champion new voices in contemporary cinema.
Built from the bones of a 12th-century hostelry, its hub is a vast, glamorous lounge bar complete with mixologists shaking modern-day mocktails under the ancient beams.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
Fathers protecting newborns Wind roars with such force the steel beams supporting the hospital’s top floors twist 4 inches.