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Events in frontier tech

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Nov 2026
AnnouncementUnverified 7 days ago

Podcast: The laser that could break the laws of physics

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher Jonathan Zuegel discusses the future of high-powered laser research in the United States, the ambitious NSF Optical Parametric Amplifier Line (NSF OPAL) laser facility. NSF OPAL is designed to…

NSF news
Oct 2026
AnnouncementUnverified 2 weeks ago

NASA’s CASALS Instrument Bridges Gaps in 3D Maps of Earth’s Surface

From orbit, today’s space-based laser instruments measure Earth’s forests and terrain one narrow line at a time. Between those lines are enormous gaps that include millions of acres of land scientists never directly measure. NASA’s CASALS instrument will blend machine learning with an ultra-compact

NASA news releases
AnnouncementUnverified 2 weeks ago

Podcast: Can America's most powerful laser unlock the universe?

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher Louise Willingale discusses the most powerful laser in the United States, the NSF Zettawatt Equivalent Ultrashort Pulse Laser System, how it's being used to advance science, and how it will become…

NSF news
Sep 2026
Aug 2026
AnnouncementUnverified 2 months ago

Podcast: Lasers and materials of the future

Chunlei Guo, an NSF-supported researcher, discusses his work using femtosecond lasers to design materials with highly functionalized purposes...

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