A 20-year-old student at Florida Polytechnic University is a published scientist after he and his professor discovered peacock feathers can be used in laser physics. “Essentially, what we found was ...

Researchers in Germany have developed a ring laser that tracks Earth's axis movements without telescopes or satellites.

A revolutionary new study led by Technical University of Munich and University of Bonn scientists has succeeded in measuring ...

As part of the New Zealand Institute of Physics conference being held at the University of Waikato in July, there are two free lectures on lasers and microwaves that are open to the public.

New courses in the School of Engineering and Applied Science present the same math and physics as more traditional course offerings, but place a greater emphasis on problem-solving in the context of ...

By using an ordinary green laser pointer, the kind commonly found in lecture halls, an Israeli research team has developed a new and highly portable Raman spectrometer that can detect extremely ...

Canadian scientist, Professor Donna Strickland, has been named joint winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics. It is the first time in 55 years (and only the third time ever) a woman has won the ...

Theodore Maiman 1927–2007 Maiman was born in Los Angeles, California, on 11 July 1927. After supporting himself in college by repairing radios and other electrical appliances, and then serving in the ...