Carolyn Trietsch recently defended her Ph.D. in entomology at Penn State. You can view her website or follow her on Twitter @carolyntrietsch. Laser pointers are perhaps the most abused visual aids in ...

Using a low-cost apparatus designed to quickly and accurately measure the properties of handheld laser devices, researchers tested 122 laser pointers and found that nearly 90 percent of green pointers ...

Laser technology can be fun for a number of reasons, whether its to aid presentations, create light shows at big concerts, or provide some entertainment for your cat. There are other types of laser ...

Even a laser beam to the face can’t stop Tom Brady. But pointing a laser at him could lead to criminal charges and a permanent ban from an NFL stadium. It could also lead the NFL to rethink stadium ...

I’m sure all of you reading this have seen or used a laser pointer at some point in your life, or maybe you’ve even bought one online. But have you ever paid attention to the warning signs on your ...

Back in 2008, a number of planes and helicopters flying over Sydney, Australia, suffered a series of coordinated attacks in which somebody attempted to blind pilots using laser pointers. The ...

Anaheim pilot Mike Jesch was in the final and most critical minutes of an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Tampa, preparing to land, when the warning came over a cockpit computer: The control ...