US Air Force Wants to Put Lasers on Fighter Jets By 2021
The US Air Force’s scientific research wing is giving Lockheed Martin $26.3 million “for the design, development, and…
Can Lasers Blast Away Those Weird Squiggles at the Corners of Your Vision?
You’re staring at the sky on a sunny day when you notice, in the corner of your eye, a transparent squiggle floating…
Lockheed Martin Has a Laser for the Army
While everyone complains about the fact that they don’t have a jetpack or a flying car yet, the military has patiently…
Air Force Leaders Say It's High Time Our Planes Shoot Deadly Lasers
Military bigwigs gathered in Orlando this week for the annual AirWarfare Symposium to discuss big plans for big weapons…
Star Wars: Episode IV Sped Up Every Time a Laser Is Shot Makes the Movie Less Than 90 Seconds
“Star Wars but every time someone shoots a laser it speeds up” by Lord Aussem on YouTube is exactly what it says on the…
Teens Are Actually on Google+ for Some Reason
A new Pew research study on teenagers’ social media habits has a few surprising results. Teens are still on The…
Watch the Navy's New Laser Cannon Successfully Fry a Drone
After months at sea patrolling the Persian Gulf region, the USS Ponce and its shiny new laser cannon have successfully…
The U.S. Navy's First Laser Cannon Is Now Deployed in the Persian Gulf
After seven years and $40 million of development, the US Navy has finally sent its prototype laser weapon, one capable…
This Industrial Paper-Cutter Sounds Like a Star Wars Blaster
Just listen to this thing. YouTuber Michael Asher's dad has a print shop, equipped with this very scary but totally…
This Mortar-Hunting War Truck Just Got a Powerful New Laser Cannon
The Army's High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) has been under development for some years now, however until…
Shine On, You Crazy Levitating Diamond Particle
See that tiny green pinprick of light? That's a speck of diamond dust trapped in the grip of a laser beam. And with its…
Scientists Are Making Oysters Safe to Eat With Electron Beams
You know what's a turn on? Oysters. You know what's a turn off? Vomit. Oysters might be a delicious aphrodisiac, but…
New Infrared Tech Will Let Firemen See Through Flames
Firefighters will actually be able to see through flames thanks to infrared hologram technology, a new study in Italy…
What Would Happen If Every Single Person in the World Pointed a Laser Pointer at the Moon?
XKCD's hilarious 'What if?' series answers another farfetched question as only they can. The question: If every person…
UK Police Will Squash Rioters by Blinding Them...With Lasers
Paranoid about future unrest after this summer's riots in the UK, the British went and developed a laser rifle which…
The Covenant Doesn't Stand a Chance Against This LEGO Anti-Matériel Sniper Rifle
Granted, it may not actually shoot anything, but this 10.5-pound, 63-inch replica of Halo's SRS 99 Anti-Matériel sniper…
Scientists Equip Living Cells With Frickin' Laser Beams
We joke now about laser sharks and laser cats, but what if they were a reality? After reading about scientists who engin…
This Guy Built a District 9 ARC Rifle Out of Legos
There aren't many movies in recent history with more badass weaponry than District 9. And of course, badass weaponry…
Pretty Much What You'd Expect From a Game Called PewPew
It looks a whole lot like Geometry Wars, which is one of the highest compliments we can give a game. PewPew for…
Potentially Dangerous $12,000 Laser Cannon Mysteriously Disappears
Click to viewA two-foot long laser cannon—complete with its bright yellow protective case—disappeared from a truck in…