On a new CD-R disc, the entire surface of the disc is reflective - the laser can shine through the dye and reflect off the gold layer.

Typically used as bar-code readers in supermarket checkout counters and in compact disk players, these lasers can shine directly into the eye without causing damage.

The laser had shone for microseconds and at reduced power; the damage had been nothing like a Finger of God, say.

She deployed her portable lab, letting its laser shine on the wall.

When a laser shines on the track, the switching layer, which has a lower Curie point than the other layers, demagnetises.

DMDs are coated with proprietary chemical compositions, and those chemicals react when the red laser shines on a particular layer.

These lasers, like camera flashes, shine a light that lets them record the motions of atoms in chemical reactions.

After finishing "Wait Your Turn," Rihanna transitioned into "Hard", whilst red lasers shone throughout the stage and audience, as well as from her spiked shoulder pads.

The laser shines on a parabolic reflector on the underside of the vehicle that concentrates the light to produce a region of extremely high temperature.