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Despite having only one day of practice before this weekend’s Nevins Trophy at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kovacs finished 10th in the laser C-division, beating 10 other sailors in the 20-boat field, which Boston College won for the first time...
Four years ago, a handful of scientists at a government-run South Korean nuclear research institute were experimenting with a gun that blasts laser beams at elements like gadolinium. The experiments weren't successful and the scientists decided to dismantle the equipment. But before they did, somebody suggested using the laser to enrich uranium?a process that produces the fuel for one type of nuclear bomb. "Scientists are full of curiosity," explains Chang In Soon, president of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, where the experiment took place. "They're interested in this kind of thing...
...Laser altimeter Will map Mercury's terrain...
...When you watch a long DVD movie, you may notice a hiccup two-thirds of the way through, when the DVD player's laser jumps from the first layer of the disc's data to the second. Most DVD videos are one-sided, two-layer discs that can store the film plus extras and cinematic audio, but DVD burners for computer or home theater have until now recorded only onto single-layer discs. Sony is first with a two-layer burner, the $199 DRU-700A for Windows PCs, while Iomega and Dell are about to introduce products with double-layer...
...Laser treatment of acne is a booming business, but does it do any good? A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association doesn't bode well. Forty patients age 13 or older who had facial acne were treated with a pulsed dye laser on half their face. The other half was left untreated. After 12 weeks, doctors saw no difference between the two sides. Other lasers may work better, says lead author Dr. Jeffrey Orringer, but this one was a disappointment...