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  • WickedLasers Spyder III Pro Arctic Laser burns all comers

    WickedLasers Spyder III Pro Arctic Laser burns all comers

    Posted on June 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Holy wow. I saw this thing this morning but I forgot about it. Then Kyle at Giz pointed out that this laser – made from diodes out of a Casio slim projector – costs only $200 and can burn almost anything. Now I’m interested. We’ve done reviews of WickedLaser products in the past but this looks [...]

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  • DIY: the laser jacket

    DIY: the laser jacket

    Posted on May 3, 2010 | No Comments
    So somehow, you've ended up with 200 laser pointers. What on earth do you do with 200 laser diodes? Well, you could combine them all into one super laser and write your name on the moon. Or you could find 200 sharks and.. never mind. Or, you could wire them all together into a jacket, and wear it to the mall. That's it!

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  • Next Mars rover to have frikkin’ lasers

    Next Mars rover to have frikkin’ lasers

    Posted on February 17, 2010 | No Comments
    Apparently NASA saw something when they sent up the last Mars rover, because the next one is going to be packing heat. The next rover, named Curiosity, is scheduled to launch next year and will be equipped with an analysis system that uses high-energy laser pulses to help find out what Mars is made of.

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  • New system used to protect airplanes from lasers, soon to work against sharks with freakin’ lasers, too

    New system used to protect airplanes from lasers, soon to work against sharks with freakin’ lasers, too

    Posted on November 2, 2009 | No Comments
    So the Federal Aviation Administration doesn't like guys like you and me shining lasers into the sky at airplanes. But what about real scientists looking to use lasers for real scientific research? The current rules require, essentially, a spotter to look for aircraft within twenty five degrees of the laser. Obviously, this is extremely prone to human error. This sounds like a job for science!

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  • Star Wars Lightsaber laser pointers make for an easy purchasing decision

    Star Wars Lightsaber laser pointers make for an easy purchasing decision

    Posted on October 23, 2009 | No Comments
    As laser pointers go, you could do far worse than this little keychain Lightsaber. I mean think about it; if your job requires you to use a laser pointer, then you might as well have a cool one. And at $15, it's not like this is a huge monetary investment. As an investment in your social standing amongst your peers, though, this thing ought to pay off in spades.

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  • Just what the Airzooka needed — a laser scope

    Just what the Airzooka needed — a laser scope

    Posted on July 21, 2009 | No Comments
    airzookaSome of you may recall the Airzooka -- a large cannon-like apparatus that, thanks to the magic of physics, somehow shoots a ball of air at unsuspecting office mates. Well apparently shooting a ball of air is now much more fun and accurate with the addition of a laser scope.

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