Lasers are some of the coolest devices around. We can use them to cut things, create laser light shows, and also as a rangefinder.[Ignas] wrote in to tell us about [Berryjam’s] AMAZING write-up on ...

[Ido Gendel] was thinking about new and interesting ways to send data between devices, when he realized that the answer was right in his hand. Literally: he decided to try sending data using the mouse ...

A new type of laser-pointing platform, developed at MIT, Cambridge, Ma, US, may help launch miniature satellites into the high-rate data game. CubeSats have become game-changers in satellite ...

The world of science fiction is obsessed with lasers, but real scientists are not too far behind with that tech in real life, deploying it everywhere from watching cellular reactions to attempting Sun ...

The YouTube channel DIY Builder has published and created a DIY Arduino laser engraver which is powered by an Arduino Nano development board and is fitted with a 200-250mW 650nm Laser Module. Check ...

Jon Bumstead has created an awesome Arduino powered 13 note midi harp after receiving funding from the optics group Spectra at Washington University in Saint Louis. Watch the video below to learn more ...

NASA proves laser communication works in space, sending HD video across millions of miles and paving the way for faster data from Mars.