Tubular laser beams can create what amount to fiber-optic cables made of thin air, researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review X. Laser-heated air can efficiently transmit light signals ...

For my first laser project, I decided to make a custom engraved map using the xTool D1 Pro. In this video, I walk through everything — from creating the map files to cutting, engraving, and final ...

Unboxing the LOKLiK iEngrave and diving into my first laser engraving projects! From setup to first impressions, here’s how easy it is to get started with this compact and creative machine.

Fair warning: watching this hybrid manufacturing method for gear teeth may result in an uncontrollable urge to buy a fiber laser cutter. Hackaday isn’t responsible for any financial difficulties that ...

A joint project led by Focused Energy, based in Darmstadt, Germany is developing what it calls “the world’s first laser-driven neutron source for industrial use”. The LDRS process (Laser-Driven ...

The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, known as SLAC, operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy, has announced “first light” for a giant laser project to make molecular-level ...

You might think that visualizing music with lasers would be a complicated and difficult affair. In fact, it’s remarkably simple if you want it to be, and [byte_thrasher] shows us just how easy it can ...

It may have just gotten a whole lot easier to turn your living room or den into your own personal movie theater. Technically, you don’t need a screen to use an ultra-short-throw laser projector. As ...