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Sharp’s laser-growing molecule manipulator gets video demo

, Jul 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

It may look like some monstrous espresso machine, stripped of its shiny Italian casing, but the Sharp MBE (Molecular Beam Epitaxy) actually spits out Blu-ray lasers and other carefully grown components. Lurking at Sharp's Oxford, UK, research lab, Humans Invent reports, the MBE can carefully manipulate tiny clusters of atoms around in almost perfect vacuum, exploring new ways to craft next-gen electronics. Read The Full Story

Single laser sets record shooting 26 terabits of data per second along its path

, May 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

Lasers are awesome. The laser was once the stuff of fiction and today we use lasers for all sorts of cool things. We can burn things with them, the military is using them for weapons, and some researchers are using the laser to transfer data much faster than wires can. The world record for shooting data down a path with lasers is 101.7 terabits per second. That record setting system used a whopping 370 separate lasers making it expensive and impractical with today's laser tech. Read The Full Story

BMW uses frickin’ lasers for good, Dr. Evil weeps

, May 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

Let's face it; most drivers are oblivious to what is going on around them. They pull out in front of other cars, don't pay attention to pedestrians or motorcycles, and do other generally dumb and avoidable things simply from inattention. Sadly, when it comes to an inattentive driver and a pedestrian or motorcyclist, the pedestrian or motorcyclist often has little chance in an accident. BMW has announced a new system that is automatically activated in the high-end BMW 5 series cars as soon as the sensors in the vehicle detects a left turn. Read The Full Story

Navy moves one step closer to sharks with frickin’ laser beams

, Apr 11th 2011 Discuss [5]

The US Navy has moved us one-step closer to sharks with freakin' laser beams on their heads this month. The Navy had a successful test of its solid sate high-energy laser from a surface ship on April 6. We have talked about Navy lasers in the past that are used to protect the ships from a variety of issues. Read The Full Story

Geek creates DIY pulse laser pistol that can burn plastic and melt foam

, Mar 9th 2011 Discuss [17]

I have played with many of the high-power laser pointers over the years from various makers. The pointers are cool to play with because they can melt plastic and burn things, but they don't they don’t look that cool. A geek has taken it upon himself to make his own pulse laser pistol and this is what those laser pointers should look like. Read The Full Story

Scientists Have Developed The World’s First Anti-Laser

, Feb 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

A team of physicists from Yale University has built the world's first anti-laser device capable of absorbing an incoming laser beam. The incoming laser beam is absorbed entirely such that it is canceled out. However, the device is not intended as a defense mechanism against high-power laser weapons but instead will prove useful in next-generation supercomputers built with components using light rather than electrons. Read The Full Story

Navy Free Electron laser Program is 9-months ahead of schedule

, Jan 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

The US Navy isn't going to let the Air Force be the only branch of the US armed forces wielding frickin' laser beams. The Air Force is far along in the testing of an airborne laser for blowing missiles out of the sky and the Navy has now announced that its own Free Electron Laser (FEL) program is nine months ahead of schedule. Read The Full Story

Laser popcorn cooking is awesome (but time consuming) [Video]

, Jan 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

You're desperate for popcorn, but you've only got a pair of Arctic Spyder III lasers to play with; can you still enjoy a movie theater style treat? According to WorldScott, the answer is yes, as long as you also have plenty of time on your hands or very little appetite. His video shows that with some patience - we're talking kernel by kernel here - you can create popcorn using just the strength of the two high-powered lasers. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

Airborne Laser Test Bed to Try and Shoot Down Ballistic Missile as Soon as Tonight

, Jan 10th 2011 Discuss [1]

It was a year ago that the United States military first attempted, and ultimately succeeded, in shooting down a ballistic missile with a laser. And now it looks like they are ready to test it again, and they could be doing it as soon as tonight, if sources are accurate. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Airborne Laser Test Bed, which is a heavily modified jumbo jet that has a chemical laser equipped to its frame, will take off from the California coast, and try to shoot down the missile. Read The Full Story

TalkTorque 2 Robot Will be Happy to Guide You Through a Museum [Video]

, Dec 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Robots. Most engineers and designers bring robots to life to do a certain set of tasks, or interact with humans in a whole new way. The technology therein is usually the main focus of the robot as a whole, but when you've got a robot that looks like the TalkTorque 2, even the fact that it doesn't talk is creepy. The robot's inability to talk is a design choice from those at Japan's Tsukuba University, who believe that the TalkTorque 2 will be able to become a master at human communication without words, and just gestures. Read The Full Story

Bionic Ballerina Features 17 Lasers and LEDs, Dances the Night Away [Video]

, Dec 17th 2010 Discuss [2]

While LEDs can be used in as something as small as as round, magnet-rich flashlight that looks like a deep-water mine, they are better equipped to make normal things, like dancing, look ridiculously awesome in the right situations. The Bionic Ballerina is a classically trained ballerina from Russia named Milena, who has been training to dance since she was only five years old. Read The Full Story

L1 v2 Laser Pico Projector Revealed by AAXA

, Nov 24th 2010 Discuss [4]

The folks at AAXA Technologies presents a version 2 of the world's first laser powered pocket projector. This AAXA L1 v2 Laser Pico Projector improves upon the first by increating thermal efficiency of its PCOS laser light engine. Now only do you get color, this device's three-color laser light source enables it to procude images with fabulous color saturation, always in focus. Sounds pretty neat, yes? Sounds pretty fantastic. This pocket projector combines a "revolutionary" laser light source, proprietary despeckling technology, and an LCoS imager to produce 800 x 600 resolution and 20 lumen output with no pixelation problems. Read The Full Story
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