National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Unscripted - Marla Dowell
NIST physicist Marla Dowell describes her work with lasers and optoelectronics to develop high-speed electronic devices, provide measurement traceability for the semiconductor industry, and enable high-power laser calibrations with...
NASA
The Invisible Network: 11. Reflections | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast
For billions of years, the Earth and the Moon have danced together. Since the Apollo era, scientists have used lasers — a technology then in its infancy — to measure their waltz. Lasers have since played increasingly important roles in...
Zach Star
Today In Engineering (Episode 1)
This video covers just a few current events going on in engineering and computer science. The topics here include 1. Origami Algorithm 2. Algorithm to see around corners 3. Laser on Fighter Jet 4. Drones for Warehouse Product Search 5....
Dom Burgess
What is Fusion?
Dom explores how fusion works and the current technology out there making it happen - including France's colossal experimental reactor, ITER, and the soon to be switched on Wendelstein 7X in Germany.
Science360
Chemiscope to catch chemistry in the act
What the microscope did to unlock the secrets of biology, the ""chemiscope"" is intended to do, to revolutionize chemistry. The ultimate goal is to observe chemistry in the act, to see the making and breaking of bonds in real-space and...
Curated Video
The Ruby Laser: A World First
Lasers aren't just for sci-fi fans. We use them to scan barcodes in shopping malls, conduct surgeries, even remove tattoos! All thanks to the very first, the Ruby Laser.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Krister Shalm Explains NIST's Participation in the BIG Bell Test
NIST physicist Krister Shalm talks about NIST's participation in the November 30, 2016, BIG Bell Test, a worldwide project to bring human unpredictability (randomness) to cutting-edge physics experiments. But it's not just NIST...
Next Animation Studio
U.S. field tests high-energy laser weapon: Pacific Fleet Command
The U.S. Navy shot down an aerial drone with a solid state laser weapon during a test off Pearl Harbor on May 16.
Packt
CompTIA Network+ Certification N10-007: The Total Course - Fiber Optic Cabling
This video explains the different types of fiber used in modern networks and includes references to connector types you will see as a network technician. This clip is from the chapter "Cabling and Topology" of the series "CompTIA...
Next Animation Studio
NASA’s next Mars rover will sport laser to vaporize rocks
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will sport a rock-vaporizing laser gun
Curated Video
Laser Tattoo Removal Explained
During the tattoo removal process, a laser breaks up the permanent ink particles, allowing the body's immune system to absorb and eliminate the ink. Learn how white blood cells and light work together to break down the materials in a...
Science360
Ultrafast lasers and Archimedes - Scientists & Engineers on Sofas (and other furnishings)
When it comes to ultrafast lasers, Margaret Murnane’s name is one of the best known for her work in this field of science. Since 1999, she has been a professor at the University of Colorado’s NSF-funded JILA Physics Frontier Center,...
Science360
Computer scientist Shwetak Patel - ScienceLives
Shwetak Patel would like to change your home, and make sensors tell you amazing things from every appliance. His creative thinking spurred the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to call him a "genius" in 2011. He has been a...
Next Animation Studio
U.S. Navy announces first operational laser to arm destroyers
The U.S. Navy has put its first laser-equipped destroyer to sea.
NASA
OSIRIS-REx Tech: Mapping an Asteroid with Lasers
The OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) will provide a three-dimensional map of asteroid Bennu’s shape, which will allow scientists to understand the context of the asteroid’s geography and the sample location. OLA is provided by the...
Financial Times
Notre-Dame: an exclusive first look at restoration works
Lead architects give the FT a tour of the rebuilding work and discuss the challenges they face in restoring the Parisian cathedral following April's devastating fire.
NASA
NASA | Laser Focus
ICESat-2's instrument, ATLAS, is designed to measure heights on Earth. ATLAS has three main tasks: transmitting a pattern of six laser beams, collecting the laser photons that return to the satellite after reflecting off Earth, and...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Unscripted: Eric Cornell
Eric Cornell, NIST Fellow and Nobel Laureate tells the exciting story of how he and colleague Carl Weiman made the first-ever observation of a new state of matter, the Bose-Einstein condensate, in 1995. The breakthrough led to the duo,...
NASA
NASA | LCRD: From Vision to Reality
Since its inception in 1958, NASA has relied exclusively on radio frequency (RF)-based communications as the only viable medium for exchanging data between a mission and a spacecraft. Today, with missions demanding communication with...
NASA
NASA | Mona Lisa on the Moon
As part of the first demonstration of laser communication with a satellite at the moon, scientists with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to the spacecraft from Earth. The iconic image traveled...
Curated Video
Blu-ray Discs and the Future of Data Storage
This video explains the benefits of Blu-ray discs compared to CDs and DVDs. Blu-ray discs can store up to six times more data, thanks to the use of a blue laser beam that writes smaller. This allows for higher quality HD movies and...
NASA
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Puff, Whir, Zap Sounds from Mars
Listen closely to new sounds from Mars recorded by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, including puffs and pings from a rover tool, light Martian wind, the whirring of the agency's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, and laser zaps. Most of the...
NASA
NASA | LLCD: Proving Laser Communication Possible
On October 18th, 2013 the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) made history, transmitting data from lunar orbit to Earth at a rate of 622 Mbps. LLCD, flying aboard NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE),...
NASA
Lasers Fired At NASA's Parker Solar Probe
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is in the midst of intense environmental testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, in preparation for its journey to the Sun. These tests simulate the noise and shaking the spacecraft...