Proposed for the deflection and mitigation of asteroids, laser ablation is caused by illuminating the surface of the asteroid with a laser light source. The laser beam heats the surface material, ...

Basically, the trick with laser deflections is to shine your beam at right angles to the path of the laser bolt, then deflect the beam in the same direction that the laser bolt is traveling- if you ...

Wessling, Germany, 2015-11-18 – RAYLASE enables new opportunities of material processing with lasers: The new deflection unit AXIALSCAN-50HP DIGITAL offers large field processing in X, Y, and Z ...

The threat of an asteroid hitting our home planet may not an immediate one, but it better be tackled before it becomes imminent. The brief visit of the 99942 Apophis asteroid in 2004 served as a ...

Innovacorp is investing $2 million in a Dartmouth company that's developing a product that deflects laser beams aimed at aircraft. Metamaterial Technologies Inc. will use the money to tailor its ...

Most know lasers as concentrated beams of light, so it makes sense that you need a reflective surface like a mirror to bounce them back. However, a group of scientists found a way to use ordinary air ...