Lasers are helping uncover centuries-old “lost cities” in Cambodian jungles near Angkor Wat. The area, a UNESCO World Heritage site and ancient wonder of the world, has been a region of study for archaeologists for years. As it turns out, the cities and temples buried under the jungle are larger and more widespread than previously imagined. […]
Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday: Exploring the History of Laser Tag
What a Game of Laser Tag Can Tell Us about Lasers Today Rising in popularity in the 1990s, the game of Laser Tag has served as a staple for kids’ birthday parties, after school recreation, and most recently, a fun team building tool for corporate and company events. While most of you who are reading this have […]
Throwback Thursday: The Origin of the Word “Laser”
“What’s in a name?” It is difficult to imagine a laser called by any other name. The word itself sounds a bit futuristic in nature. While the unaware may imagine that the laser was simply named upon discovery, the history of the word has an intriguing depth and history to it. Before the 20th century, “laser” […]
Throwback Thursday: The Birth of a Bose-Einstein condensate
Twenty-one years ago, researchers at University of Colorado put the predictions of Satyendra Nath Bose and Albert Einstein to the test, resulting in the first gaseous condensate. Known now as a Bose-Einstein Condensate, the state of matter refers to a diluted gas of bosons, which are cooled to temperatures close to absolute zero. When exposed […]
Throwback Thursday: Lasers and the Development of the CD Player
Since the invention of the laser in the 1950’s, the impact of lasers has been felt worldwide in an innumerable amount of industries. One industry that owes a lot of its commercial success to the advent of the laser, is the entertainment industry. In the 1960’s Theodore Maiman proposed the idea of lasers capable of […]