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Mosquitoes suck. Quite literally. [Allen Pan] lives in an area where they’re so thick in the air, regular methods of killing them fail to put a dent in their numbers. …read more Continue reading Mosquito Laser Death Grid is Just What it Sounds Like
The US Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has switched on the world’s most powerful X-ray laser. The Linac Coherent Light Source II (LCLS-II) X-ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL) flashes a million times a minute and is 10,000 times… Continue reading World’s most powerful X-ray laser lights up
Optoma launched a short-throw 4K projector around this time last year that boasted low input lag for big-screen gamers. Now the company has essentially swapped out the lamp light source for laser in the new, more compact, UHZ35ST model.Continue Reading… Continue reading Short-throw 4K projector shines bright for lights-on big-screen gaming
In a move that sounds like the wildest of science fiction, DARPA has announced its new Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program that plans to use lasers relayed by airborne platforms to power machines thousands of miles away.Continue Re… Continue reading DARPA looks to laser to beam power across the world
You’ve got to hand it to [Les Wright]; he really knows how to dig into optical arcana and present topics in an interesting way. Case in point: an electro-optical control …read more Continue reading Electro-Optical Control of Lasers with a Licorice Twist
Epson has added a new ultra-short-throw projector to its EpiqVision Ultra line, a 4K laser projector that’s built around a proprietary 3-chip system for high-brightness visuals at up to 120 inches while nestled close to the display surface.Continue Rea… Continue reading Epson adds 4K UST streaming projector to EpiqVision range
Back in May, Chinese home entertainment hardware maker XGIMI announced that it had managed to combine the best aspects of LED and laser light sources into one projection engine. Now the first product featuring that tech has launched, the Horizon Ultra…. Continue reading XGIMI launches first projector to feature Dual Light Technology
Rarely a week goes by that some company doesn’t offer to send us their latest and greatest laser. You know the type — couple of aluminum extrusions, Class 4 diode …read more Continue reading Review: WAINLUX K8, a Diode Laser That’s Ready to Work
When NASA’s Psyche probe launches in October on its mission to a metal asteroid as much as 309 million miles (497 million km) from Earth, it will be carrying a new laser communications system that promises to revolutionize deep space missions.Continue … Continue reading NASA installs laser communication system on Psyche asteroid probe
The huge diversity of sensors and other hardware which our community now has access to seems comprehensive, but there remain many parts which have made little impact due to cost …read more Continue reading This 3D Scanner Uses A Sensor You Might Not Know About