Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: Grand Strand The popular “Grand Strand” beach area on the South Carolina coast has been deemed “very high risk” by Coast Guard commanders after some of its rescue search pilots were temporarily blinded by lasers pointed repeatedly at aircraft in the area…
DIY Dazzling Laser Light Party Ball
Here’s a challenge for you: stuff over a dozen red lasers and a rechargeable lithium ion battery inside a tennis ball. Oh, and also a microcontroller and infrared port to control patterns from afar. To make your own, the author has constructed a high quality tutorial so you can build your…
Make a Laser Etching PCB CNC
We have featured quite a few DIY CNC Plotters, but when it comes to etching precision printed circuit boards, this DIYer things lasers are the way to go. RepRap (Replicating Rapid Prototypes) are open source 3d printers which can replicate their own parts. Learn how to use the RepRap platform adapted…
