Laser Hacks

DIY Seven Color Handheld Laser

DIY Seven Color Handheld Laser

Combining green, red, and blue lasers, this brilliant hacker created a seven color laser and even the illusive white laser! Using various mirrors and optics, he's able to create color combinations and lighting effects. The whole system isÂso...
Fantastic Laser Tag Gun Mod

Fantastic Laser Tag Gun Mod

Believe it or not, there are hardcore laser tag players who fight to the death in abandoned military bases, using incredible, highly modified custom guns. As you can see in the image above, the quality and ingenuity is downright fantastic.Â...
Amazing Tesla Coil High Voltage Gallery

Amazing Tesla Coil High Voltage Gallery

Tesla coils are used to generate extremely high voltages and are capable of expelling this stored energy as lightning-like bolts of electricity. While they are obviously rather dangerous, they look downright fantastic. We've compiled a gallery of...
How to: High Speed Photography using the Arduino

How to: High Speed Photography using the Arduino

Using a laser and sensor to create an electronic trip wire, this high tech photographer used the Arduino programmer to capture high speed pictures of liquid droplets, creating this outstanding collection of photographs. His photos can be seen...
6 Fantastic Laser Pointer Projects

6 Fantastic Laser Pointer Projects

Burning lasers, keychain lasers, 1000 watt lasers...We love them all. Everyone enjoys the green, red, or even blue glow of lasery goodness. We've found six outstanding projects using lasers you don't want to miss. Learn how to make your own...
Easily Control your Computer with an IR LED

Easily Control your Computer with an IR LED

The program Laser Interaction will track either a laser or an infrared LED, letting you use them to control your computer like a mouse. Both the Laser and IR LED require different setups but they are all straight forward and easy to use. You could...
DIY Iron Man Hand Replusor Gadget

DIY Iron Man Hand Replusor Gadget

In the Iron Man movie, Tony Stark lifts his arm, palm facing toward his target. This replusor device releases a powerful blast of energy, blowing his opponents off their feet. Build your own which illuminates an array of "energy emitting"...
DIY Home Laser Show on the Cheap

DIY Home Laser Show on the Cheap

Lasers light shows are one of most popular form of club entertainment today. If you’ve ever wanted to build your own laser show, this simple five dollar DIY laser show project. Basically, reflect a laser on to a mirror physically attached...
Cornell University Microcontroller Projects

Cornell University Microcontroller Projects

Students at Cornell University were given the responsibility of choosing, designing and building a microcontroller project. This year's projects include laser pong, an air guitar, an evolving neural robot, and a USB host controller. During the...
Real Life Command And Conquer’s “Red Alert” Soviet Tesla Coil

Real Life Command And Conquer's "Red Alert" Soviet Tesla Coil

This is probably the closest anyone has come to playing Command and Conquer "Red Alert" in a highly volatile environment, containing the real Soviet Tesla Coil. You too can find out how to reconstruct the set of the popular game and bring it to...