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China says that it has developed a laser rifle that can "carbonize" human flesh at a range of 800 m (2,625 ft), yet weighs only 3 kg (6.6 lb). In a report in the South China Morning Post, Chinese ...

For the first time, space engineers have captured the sounds of laser shots being fired on another planet. And no, this isn’t science fiction. “I am thrilled to hear a real example of the pew-pew ...

BATH, Maine-- Some of the Navy's futuristic weapons sound like something out of "Star Wars," with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hypersonic ...

The system demonstrated what Rheinmetall described as a first for Europe: successful target engagement "in front of blue sky.

A Chinese laser fiber company claims to have created the weapon of the future: a laser gun that can burn someone’s hair or clothes, pass through glass and transparent objects from almost 1km away. It ...

Constructed out of durable aluminum, the gun’s spinning turret boasts six 1.4-watt Class 4 blue lasers. For aiming purposes, a 100-mW green laser has been mounted on one side of the gun. Although it ...

The device was designed to operate for ray gun project for better control of the effects using the 555 timer’s monostable mode multivibrator. The actual effects started once the timer pulsing an LED, ...

New York Homeland Security chief Jerry Hauer admits using laser on his handgun to point during a meeting wasn't "the smartest thing in the world." Jim Alcorn He just wanted to make a point. State ...