Looking ahead: The signal between Earth and the Moon travels at the speed of light, but that doesn't make communication instantaneous – or necessarily efficient. Even radio transmissions across the ...

A team of engineers and scientists has shown for the first time that a hard-X-ray cavity can provide net X-ray gain, with X-ray pulses being circulated between crystal mirrors and amplified in the ...

Israel says its new laser defense system is being expanded this year for use on wheeled vehicles and helicopters, with an airborne version capable of shooting down ballistic missiles expected within a ...

After 50 years, Wheel of Fortune remains one of the best game shows of all time, even as it enters the 2026 TV schedule. Of course, a lot has changed over the years for the series, including Ryan ...

PowerLight Technologies, a leader in safe wireless power transfer, today announced the successful development and subsystem testing of its end-to-end laser power beaming system for Unmanned Aerial ...

The Iron Beam laser system is now being fielded by Israel. (Israel Ministry of Defense) JERUSALEM – Israel has officially conscripted its new SIGMA 155 self-propelled howitzer and Iron Beam laser ...

The first operational high-power laser interception system, dubbed “Iron Beam,” has been delivered to the Israel Defense Forces from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the Israeli Defense Ministry ...

A quadcopter drone burns after being hit by a laser weapon system at Camp Roberts, California, Feb. 6, 2025. (Dan Linehan/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Army aims to produce up to 20 high-energy laser weapons to ...

Israel is preparing to deploy one of the world’s first combat-ready laser air-defense systems, marking a historic shift in how nations defend against rockets, drones and missiles — and a sign that ...