Neowin News Feed for: Lasers

FedEx cargo Airbus A321-200 planes could get anti-missile lasers for self-defense if FAA approves

Alap Naik Desai — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 22:46:01 +0000

FedEx had officially requested permission to install a laser-based anti-missile defense system on its cargo planes; the Airbus A321-200. The FAA is seeking confirmation about the protection mechanisms Read more...

Chaos Communication Congress begins 32nd conference

Paul Hill — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 05:50:01 +0000

The four day 32C3 security and technology in politics event is about to begin. Here's your one-stop article containing important links for enjoying the event. Read more...

TDK develops technology to double hard drive space

John Callaham — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:59:38 +0000

TDK has announced it has developed a technology that uses laser heaters to increase the amount of storage space in hard drive platters which could double the amount of storage space. Read more...

Atomic clocks shrunk, now use lasers

Brad Sams — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:08:23 +0000

The atomic clocks that reassure us that we are late to work may soon be shrunk in size. A traditional atomic clock is about the size of a refrigerator and seems inaccurate to the... Read more...

Breakthrough in Blue Lasers Yields 10X Write Times

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:46:39 +0000

Nichia Corporation of Japan has announced a new blue-violet laser that can fill up a 54GB double-layer disc at more than 10X record speed, compared to typical 2x and 4x Blu-ray/HD-DVD format disc recorders. In... Read more...

Super-Slim Lasers Promise to Boost Optical Disc Capacity

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:33:57 +0000

Researchers at Japan's Kyoto University have recently announced a breakthrough method for shaping laser beams that could result in optical disc capacities up to ten times higher than what's current available from state-of-the-art HD DVD... Read more...

Lasers turn beam on TV recycling

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:32:25 +0000

Recycling a TV or PC monitor has always been somewhat expensive. Mainly due to the long and tedious process involved (separation of recyclable goods). Now a laser technique that can separate materials in... Read more...