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In a recent study, researchers from the University of Ottawa have demonstrated a remarkable new phenomenon: a laser beam casting a visible shadow. Led by Jeff Lundeen, Associate Professor in the ...

In 2024, seven vehicles in western China each transmitted a high-powered microwave beam that converged precisely in both time ...

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The undated image shows the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known as HELIOS from the USS Preble destroyer in the middle of the ocean.

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