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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

January 2012

Laser used to cool semiconductor
January 23 - The Register

Canceled laser space antenna just might see launch after all
January 23 - cnet

Airport laser interrogator gives you back your bottle
January 20 - New Scientist

Beijing invests millions in laser writing scheme for pork products
January 18 - smartplanet

December 2011

Lasers Measure Earth's Rotation and Wobble
December 28 - Space.com

Twitter-Writing Laser Gun Turns Tweets Into Art
December 27 - PCWorld

Purdue laser shines light on new discovery
December 20 - WLFI

Laser music: BYU electrical engineers use light to beam songs across a room
December 20 - PhysOrg

World's Smallest Steam Engine is Size of Fog Droplet
December 12 - Wired

Police to test laser that 'blinds rioters'
December 11 - The Telegraph

Opera Goes Laser at Pacific Science Center
December 6 - Seattle Times

Laser technology detects fake whisky
December 1 - The Hindu

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