Modern Builds on MSN

He built a laser cart with a flip-up table - the result was perfect

This project shows how to build a compact mobile cart for a laser setup, complete with a flip-up table extension that ...
Physics World

Building a better laser on the Moon

Zoey Hu, Dahyeon Lee and Ben Lewis, who are holding replicas of an optical laser cavity. (Courtesy: R Jacobson/NIST) There are craters on the Moon where the Sun never shines – and researchers in the ...
Hackaday

Trying To Build A Communications Device With A 1-Pound Laser And A 7805

You can get a red laser diode pretty cheap these days—as cheap as £1 in fact. [Beamer] had purchased one himself, but quickly grew bored with just pointing it at the walls. He decided to figure out if ...
New Atlas

Australia is building a tank-destroying laser weapon

Australia has joined the race to field a practical high-energy laser weapon. QinetiQ Australia has been awarded AU$$12.9 million (US$8.74 million) to develop a prototype with a twist – the goal is to ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

‘Lasers and Photonics’: The Class Where Building a Laser Is Part of the Lesson

In their first semester, some Cornell engineering students don’t just learn about lasers in class — they build them. This hands-on intensity is exactly what stood out to students in ENGRI 1100: ...
CNET

Testing the Best Laser Cutters and Engravers Is One of the Best Parts of My Job

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...