The pieces have an Egyptian look and mirrored sides that bounce light from a low-powered diode laser at one another and consequently knock each other out of the game.

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The new technology places glass optical fibers, which contain a laser diode that sends a signal beam into the optical, into the flutes.

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The second problem--getting the light in there--was solved by the invention and refinement of the lightemitting diode and the laser in the past 20 years.

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His device will reportedly stream damp air containing microscopic water particles through a tube, while a laser diode beams light through the vessel onto a sensor located on the opposite side.

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The company makes two pieces of the system: a laser diode that shoots a signal at the player, recognizes her motions and reflects them back to the console, at which point they hit a second JDSU part, an optical filter.

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But the laser and the light-emitting diode produced wonderfully disciplined light--meaning, it would go where and how you wanted it to.

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This year's contests include the largest-ever plasma screen (150 inches), the largest Organic Light-Emitting Diode TV (a new bright and energy-efficient screen), the first functioning laser television and the first TVs that receive high-quality wireless streaming from a high-definition signal.

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