The increasingly widespread applications of laser pointers and the growing number of incidents in connection with these devices being misused have aroused concerns about laser pointer safety. Recent ...

To astronomers, the new breed of hand-held laser pointer is a way to write in the sky, its two-mile-long beam allowing them to trace constellations and point out individual stars. To a lost hiker, the ...

A laser through the cockpit can't damage a pilot's eye, a new editorial says. — -- In spite of new high-wattage lasers, pilots are not at risk for permanent eye damage even if they are ...

Pierre Gougelman had the first glass eye factory in the United States in 1851. At first, the public thought artificial eyes actually gave their wearers new sight. If only glass eyes worked that way!

QUANTICO, Va. (AFNS) — As the Office of Special Investigations safeguards the Department of the Air Force, they are confronting a surge in incidents involving laser pointers, which pose significant ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is warning you: Do not point lasers at the sky. Amid the ongoing drone situation in the Northeast, the regulator reports there has been a huge spike in ...

Many of the anti-gun letters suggest the authors have no clue about existing gun regulations, purpose and importance of the Second Amendment, need and right to self-defense, nor the mechanics and ...

Laser pointers are helpful when giving a presentation. Just don’t let the beam hit you in the eye—especially when it’s green. The National Institute of Standards and Technology says that nearly 90 ...

Bans on the sale of laser pointers in Europe could soon be lifted after a landmark court case in the UK that ruled that US class IIIA laser pointers are safe. The case was an appeal against an earlier ...

For all the whining everyone’s always doing about jetpacks and other tech of the future, you’d think we’d be more impressed with the teeming abundance and affordability of lasers. In fact, we’re so ...

Every now and then, one of my columns elicits enough reader response to merit a follow-up. Such is the case with a piece I wrote on green laser pointers (November 2013), in which I outlined their ...

Eye injuries are of primary concern. The effect to the eye depends on various factors, including pupil size, pigmentation, laser pulse duration and repetition, and wavelength. Pierre Gougelman had the ...