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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

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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 PDF
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

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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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