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US’ next death ray laser could be deadlier on battleground, fry enemy drones faster
The U.S. Army is expected to soon get a new type of high-energy weapon that could potentially fry enemy drones. HII, a Virginia-based defense firm, has been awarded a contract to develop an open ...
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Researchers capture first laser-driven, high-resolution CT scans of dense objects
The scientists have captured high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large, dense object -- a gas turbine blade -- using a compact, laser-driven X-ray source. The work is part of a larger ...
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US researchers capture first laser-based CT scans of dense objects
Current industrial CT scanners are not only massive and costly, but they produce images with millimeter scale resolution. The team’s laser-driven approach generates a much smaller X-ray source, ...