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By Oct 2, 2020
Technology

How scientists try to weigh some of the fattest bears on Earth

The Alaskan ursines of “Fat Bear Week” are very heavy indeed. Laser scanning can help measure their size.
By Jun 10, 2020
Science

These animals build palaces out of their own snot

Using lasers, scientists digitally reconstructed these delicate, squishy houses.
By Oct 2, 2018
Science

The physics Nobel Prize goes to high-tech lasers and honors the first woman in 55 years

A rare nod to technology over fundamental physics.
By Aug 1, 2018
Technology

Scientists are putting the X factor back in X-rays

Medical imaging will be revolutionized by extreme light, artificial intelligence, and more.
By Jul 27, 2018
Science

PopSci Kids team up with the Teen Titans to learn all about lasers

The cast of 'Teen Titans Go! To the Movies' find out what their powers could do in real life.
By Jul 6, 2018
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China’s destructive laser rifle has a half-mile range

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By Jan 29, 2018
Technology

Robert Afzal is developing powerful laser blasters for the U.S. military

Dynamite with a laser beam.
By Nov 22, 2017
Space

Tiny license plates could help us steer clear of our space junk

The identification system blinks for a millionth of a second.
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Science

Archive Gallery: Diabolical Death Rays from the Pages of Popular Science

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By Jun 28, 2017
Military

Here come the helicopters with weaponized lasers

The Army tested an airborne directed energy weapon