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Chinese scientists have reportedly developed a new kind of multi-beam converging microwave weapon. Designed to combine several beams in one location with ultra-precise timing, this weapon could be ...

IN a recent letter 1 under this title, Dr. A. H. Rosenthal describes an optical illusion produced by the rotating beam from a lighthouse. We studied this phenomenon last year 2, and we think that both ...

The research, published in Laser and Photonics Reviews demonstrates a concept – reminiscent of the Star Wars Death Star sci-fi laser – where the power of multiple laser beams is transferred into a ...

Do you remember the moment in "Star Wars" when the Death Star destroys Alderaan? Eight laser beams converge at a single point ...