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'It invites us to reconsider our notion of shadow': Laser beams can actually cast their own shadows, scientists discover

When the green laser encounters atoms along its path through the crystal, it gives the electrons in those atoms a bit of extra energy. In their high-energy state, those electrons can absorb blue light ...
New Atlas

The day of the tactical laser weapon arrives

The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first ...
Yahoo

Historic breakthrough: IDF reveals Iron Beam-like laser defense shot down dozens of aerial threats

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The IDF on Wednesday announced that its Iron Beam laser defense system has shot down dozens of aerial threats during the war May ...
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100,000-Watt Iron Beam laser becomes world’s first drone defense zapper to be operationally deployed — it can also shoot down rockets, mortars, and other aerial threats

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Israel Ministry of ...
CNN

Israel plans to use lasers to shoot down incoming missiles

Israel expects its “Iron Beam” laser defense system to be operational within one year, saying it will bring “a new era of warfare” as it engages in a war of drones and missiles with Iran and its ...