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 lasersUnlike 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 The team fed two independent infrared lasers into the chip, creating a partially coherent mixture.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 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 The company’s latest hardware, called Helios, rotates the ions around a ring, selectively shifting the appropriate ones into one of two arms where measurements and operations of the ions’ quantum states can be performed using lasers.—ArsTechnica,
20 Oct. 2026
Nighttime color quality was good, but the camera needs the white spotlights to capture color video.
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John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
3 Nov. 2026
Voters must also agree, on an honor system, to watch every film in a category before casting a ballot, while the Academy spotlights emerging, diverse and international filmmakers on its social channels and in the museum.