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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Your mom was right: those little laser pointers can be dangerous! Some handheld green lasers suffer from manufacturing defects that can create a hazardous infrared emission. The US government wants ...

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 ...

In spite of new high-wattage lasers, pilots are not at risk for permanent eye damage even if they are temporarily "dazzled" by a laser strike, according to an editorial in the British Journal of ...

The handheld laser pointers you can buy at office supplies stores are legally required to be no powerful than 0.005-watts, and most fall well below that threshold so they’re relatively safe to use.