Laser Hacks

Hack N Mod LED and Laser Challenge!

Hack N Mod LED and Laser Challenge!

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, we're having a HacknMod Challenge!  Here's how it works: we give you a topic suggestion and you build the most impressive, exciting, and unique project you can come up with using any type of LEDs, lasers, and...
Remote Controlled Camera Trigger Arduino Project

Remote Controlled Camera Trigger Arduino Project

Controlling the shutter of a camera remotely has several uses. The most important – catching a photo at exactly the right time. Many top of the line digital cameras come with remotes. But what if you wanted to build one for your average digital...
Fantastic DIY 7 Color Laser Tutorial

Fantastic DIY 7 Color Laser Tutorial

Here’s another fantastic tutorial from Jay, a DIY lasers expert. See all of our DIY Laser Projects. I finally finished my 7 color laser! For the guts of the project, I followed this great Laser tutorial on HacknMod. (by rog8811) For the...
Powerful Blu-Ray Laser on a Keychain

Powerful Blu-Ray Laser on a Keychain

Here’s another fantastic tutorial from Jay, a DIY lasers expert. See all of our DIY laser projects. I picked up this little key chain light at Lowe's. It is made from a solid piece of brass. It is very heavy duty, but very small. Beam shot -...
Desktop Helium Neon Laser Lamp Build

Desktop Helium Neon Laser Lamp Build

Here's another fantastic tutorial from Jay, a DIY lasers expert. See all of our DIY laser projects. I'd like to show off my new desk top laser lamp! It's a fairly simple project and makes for a nice display piece. Basically, this is a 10 inch...
High Power Laser Build With Thermoelectric Cooling

High Power Laser Build With Thermoelectric Cooling

Here's a fantastic tutorial from Jay, a DIY lasers expert. This tutorial will walk you through building your own incredibly high power laser and cooling it using Peltier plates. The peltiers are cheap and so is the box, fan, and heatsink. The big...
Cornell’s Newest Microcontroller Projects

Cornell's Newest Microcontroller Projects

Cornell has released their latest batch of microcontroller electronics projects ranging from a 3D scanner to infrared laser harps.  All of the projects use Atmel ATmega chips (the same chips Arduino uses) to accomplish their tasks.  All 42...
Make a Laser Matrix Projector for the iPhone

Make a Laser Matrix Projector for the iPhone

The  Concept The idea is to add some kind of projector capability to mobile phone (e.g. iPhone) that isn't too complex or expensive.  Instead of using an expensive mini projector, I decided to use lasers instead to any bitmap font using a...
Mindblowing LED, Light and Laser Photography

Mindblowing LED, Light and Laser Photography

We've seen some projects featuring how to draw with light using your camera's exposure settings, but nothing compares to this.  This group goes by the name of Light Art Performance Photography and they use lasers, LEDs, illuminated body suits,...
Incredible Coil Gun with LEDs and Lasers

Incredible Coil Gun with LEDs and Lasers

We've seen a few coil guns before, but nothing comes close to this beauty.  Stuffed with sexy blue LEDs, a red laser sight, ammo magazine and massive capacitors, this coil gun is ready for war. Below are some detailed stats and specs about the...