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WTF?! Minecraft is a sandbox limited only by your imagination and creativity, a fact that is on full display in the latest YouTube video from creator sammyuri. Using Minecraft's vanilla redstone ...

JERUSALEM, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will be ready for operational use by the military ...

Northwood Investors has sealed a $230 million loan to refinance two adjacent mixed-use office and retail assets in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, Commercial Observer has learned. “We are excited to ...

I am the beauty and fashion commerce writer. At-home laser hair removal devices are convenient and popular, but they require a learning curve, and results can be mixed. The best way to do laser hair ...

Researchers have come up with a potentially groundbreaking — and entirely laser-free — alternative to LASIK, a popular surgical procedure that uses high-power lasers to reshape the cornea to correct ...

Tucked away inside a WeWork meeting room in Lower Manhattan, Edward Tian pulls up a Google Doc on his laptop titled “Secret Master Plan,” a draft outlining his startup’s growth strategy. The ...

Ever read a crime story in The Charlotte Observer and wanted to learn more about the charges someone faces? Need to double-check when you’re supposed to go to traffic court? Curious who’s suing the ...

Peacock feathers are greatly admired for their bright iridescent colors, but it turns out they can also emit laser light when dyed multiple times, according to a paper published in the journal ...

These days, summer in the city — any city, or pretty much anywhere — often means temperatures in the 90s with a heat index over 100. Not a time when you want an unexpected air conditioner failure. To ...

For a while missiles looked like potential prey. They have thin skins and are packed with fuel and explosives. Merely damaging the shell of a supersonic missile can create drag, causing it to tumble ...

"One current method to narrow laser linewidth uses devices called Brillouin lasers, which use sound waves to interact with light, but the effect is relatively weak—typically narrowing by only tens to ...