NPR: Researchers in several laboratories are vying for the claim that they have produced the world's smallest lasers. The lasers are a thousand times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. Scientists hope they can be used to create even smaller and faster electronics, to study diseases, or possibly even to treat cancer from inside human cells.
The rush to develop tiny lasers
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