Lidar systems enable precise obstacle detection, distance measurement, and real-time mapping for safer interaction between ...

Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.

MIT researchers discovered a paradoxical phenomenon in optical physics that could enable a new bioimaging method that's ...

Scientists at MIT discovered that chaotic laser light can spontaneously form a highly focused beam instead of scattering—if ...

Abstract: Accurate, self-consistent bathymetric maps are needed to monitor changes in subsea environments and infrastructure. These maps are increasingly collected by underwater vehicles, and mapping ...

Abstract: Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (laser) sources has many advantages for use in high-data-rate optical wireless communications (OWCs). In particular, the low-cost and ...

Scientists are uncovering previously unknown fault lines and signs of hidden earthquake activity across the North Island, as new research sheds light on how the ground beneath Aotearoa moves. Studies ...

More than 30 "drone squads" equipped with laser mapping technology are being deployed by the Environment Agency (EA) to tackle the increasing number of illegal waste dumps across the country. The EA ...

FEMA has released draft versions of updated flood maps that could soon change flood insurance requirements for homeowners in affected communities. The updated maps, known as Pending Flood Insurance ...