New research indicates that simple laser treatments to the skin may help to prevent the development of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, which are collectively known as keratinocyte ...

The boys over at North Street Labs built a handheld burning laser and made it look super simple. Well it’s not. We don’t think it’s hard either, but the only reason it looks so easy is because they ...

Tailoring light is much like tailoring cloth, cutting and snipping to turn a bland fabric into one with some desired pattern. In the case of light, the tailoring is usually done in the spatial degrees ...

In a study of patients with a history of facial keratinocyte carcinoma, 20.9% of those treated with nonablative fractional lasers experienced a subsequent keratinocyte carcinoma, compared with 40.4% ...

When compared to other hair removal methods, laser hair removal is far more appealing for lots of people. Shaving and tweezing are time-consuming tasks with fleeting results. Waxing may produce longer ...

I’ll level with you, until I was commissioned to cover these now central components of the construction industry, I’d never actually used a laser level before. Spirit levels, countless times in the ...

New research revealed a worrying weakness of self-driving vehicles, as a basic laser toy can make such a car completely blind. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan, the ...

Laser cutters are in a fun place right now. Gone are the days when the cheapest machines were tens of thousands of dollars, and when the “compact” models were roughly the size of a freezer. They’ve ...

CNC comes in all shapes and sizes, from huge industrial lathes to homebuilt wire benders. [MJKZZ] has built their own compact rig, using optical drive parts to create a cute but effective laser ...

Devices that convert the energy from footsteps, arm movements, and breathing into electricity could charge smart watches and wearables. But they are complicated and costly to make. Now a team has made ...