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Press Releases
June 16, 2010: LaserFest Announces Laser Graffiti Video Contest Winners
May 13, 2010: The Laser Turns 50
May 4, 2010: LaserFest Encourages Youth to Shine a Light on Laser Science with Fun Activities and Informative Resources
April 27, 2010: Round table Fundamental Science in Daily Life: The Physics of lasers and their applications
April 8, 2010: LaserFest Launches Laser Anniversary Video
April 7, 2010: The European Optical Society Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Invention of the Laser with a Special Issue in JEOS:RP
February 25, 2010: OSA and APS Highlight the History and Future of Laser Technology with Special LaserFest Seminar at 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting
February 18, 2010: Laser Pioneers and Nobel Laureates Honored at LaserFest Event in Washington
LaserFest News
Tripping the Laser Fantastic: A Look Back at LaserFest 2010 
December, OPN Optics &Photonics News
50th Anniversary of the Laser
December 19, 2010 - Voice of Russia
Rutgers-Camden physicist brings laser show to area high school students
December 18, 2010 - NJ.com
LaserFest in Times Square
December 2, 2010 - Photonics Online
LaserFest: Celebrating 50 Years of the Laser
November 19, 2010 - DoG Street Journal
LaserFest ignites burning interest in lasers for students
November 9, 2010 - TechValley HS
Laser Lecture Series Set to Begin
November 8, 2010 - UA News
SPIE joins in laser celebration at Strathclyde
November 4, 2010 - SPIE Newsroom
Laser Conference Showcases 50 Years of Lasers
October 28, 2010 - WXXI
A very good blast from the past
October 27, 2010 - Science News for Kids
Tel Aviv OSA Student Chapter Celebrates LaserFest ![]()
July, Tel Aviv University OSA Student Chapter
Laser History Goes On and On
July, Photonics.com
Nobel Laureates, Pioneers Celebrate Lasers in the City Of Light
July 2, 2010 - OptoIQ
London, Paris events honor 50 years of lasers
June 25, 2010 - SPIE Newsroom
Video: Did your CLEO colleagues rock out at LasersRock! 2010?
June 17, 2010 - OptoIQ
Charles Townes to be honored with the first LIA Lifetime Achievement Award
June 8, 2010 - LaserFocusWorld
Painting at the Speed of Light
June 1, 2010 - PhysOrg
Lasers in the News
March 2012
'See-around-a-corner' camera prototype unveiled
March 21- USA Today
Laser-Tuned Nuclear Clock Would Be Accurate for Billions of Years
March 20- Wired Science
Cambridge Sets Lasers to Vaporize, Removes Toner from Paper
March 15- PCWorld
Laser lightning rod: Guiding bursts of electricity with a flash of light
March 13- Physorg
Indy Goes Geek: Laser Mapping Helps Archaeologists
March 12- Wired Science
Lasers used to map Japan tsunami in 3-D
March 9- MSNBC
February 2012
Laser refrigerator cools to 4 degrees above absolute zero
February 29- Gizmag
Airborne Laser hits the off switch
February 27- CNET
RIP, Raygun: Pentagon's Laser Plane Laid to Rest
February 21- Gizmodo
New laser surgery helps to cure cataracts
February 21- FoxNews
Laser-Zapping Telescopes Have Never Looked So Amazing
February 19- Gizmodo
Russia to launch $1.5B super laser, will create fusion at a balmy 100 million degrees
February 14- Geek.com
Lasers, GPS Measure Snowfall
February 14- Discovery News
Michigan Periodontist Eliminates Bad Breath With Lasers to Help Save Valentine's Day
February 13- Sacramento Bee
Laser scanner may allow passengers to take bottled drinks on planes again
February 13- gizmag
Adele Returns To Stage After Laser Surgery Fixes Vocal Cords
February 12- CBS Pittsburgh
Iranian Researcher Builds 'No-Waste' Laser
February 12- Nanotech Now
iPhone, Meet Laser Blaster. Is This 2012's Hottest Toy?
February 9- Mashable
3-D Laser Maps Show How Major Quakes Rend the Earth
February 9- Popsci
Laser Boffins Blast Bits onto Hard Drive at 200Gb/sec
February 8, The Register

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