Shark Stories for 2012

Laser Fusion Put On a Slow Burn By US Government 143
Laser Prototype Improves Bomb Detection 59
EU Working On Most Powerful Laser Ever Built 83
X-Ray Laser For Creating Supercharged Particles 55
Researchers Create Working Nano Laser 39
NRC Issues License For Laser Uranium Enrichment Plant 34
Ultra-Powerful Laser To Be Built In Romania 41
Florida Researchers Create Shortest Light Pulse Ever Recorded 76
Curiosity Rover Fires First Laser Beam At Martian Rock 167
Study Finds Human Teeth are as Tough as Shark Teeth 85
Record Setting 500 Trillion-Watt Laser Shot Achieved 252
Nanotech Surprise: Shooting Lasers at Buckyballs Makes Them Bigger 74
Laser Treatment For Earth-Bound Asteroids 120
X-ray Generator Fits In the Palm of Your Hand 32
Finally, a Shark With a Laser Attached To Its Head 139
Congress Wants To Resurrect Laser-Wielding 747 302
Engineers Working On Swarm Of Laser Wielding Satellites To Deflect Asteroids 114
Nanoscale Race Car Gets 3D Printed With a Laser 39
LIDAR Map Shows Height of Earth's Forests 47
New Technique Promises Much Faster Hard Drive Write Speeds 148
Scientists Create World's First Atomic X-Ray Laser 145

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