NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have announced the development of the world's first "anti-laser," a device that can absorb and cancel out a laser beam.
Scientists at Yale University say the silicon-based device can absorb an incoming laser beam entirely, converting its light to heat energy, the BBC reported Thursday. The technology could lead to a new generation of supercomputers using light rather than electrons, the researchers say.