YouTuber Drake Anthony, who goes by "styropyro," has created what he claims is the world's strongest handheld laser. According to Anthony, the legal limit of a laser pointer is 5 milliwatts, so he ...

The handheld laser pointers you can buy at office supplies stores are legally required to be no powerful than 0.005-watts, and most fall well below that threshold so they’re relatively safe to use.

France has unveiled a handheld laser weapon that can melt drone optics at 500 meters without a sound, and Ukraine's ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. After releasing their Spyder III handheld laser last year, which got them into hot water with LucasFilm over its lightsaber-like ...

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OXFORD, Mass., Nov. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IPG Photonics Corporation, the leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, today announced the launch of LightWELD, a new handheld laser welding ...

Aim a handheld laser pointer at an aircraft in flight and you can blind or disorient its pilots and jeopardize the safety of the craft and everyone aboard. It’s a federal crime punishable by up to ...

As technologies evolve, they typically tend to grow smaller and more convenient. The first computer occupied about 1,800 sf and weighed almost 50 tons. Now they can be carried with us everywhere. The ...

An eye consultant warns of the dangers of handheld lasers after a man was targeted by youths. The spectacle, known as The Beam, marked the 80th birthday of Harwell Science Campus in Oxfordshire. The ...

Laser Photonics Corp (NASDAQ:LASE), a global industrial developer of Cleantech laser systems for laser cleaning and other materials applications, announced that Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) recently completed ...