Foc.us: The first commercial tDCS headset that lets you safely overclock your brain | ExtremeTech
The FCC has approved this headset to Overclock your brain with electrical stimulation. The Military has already been testing the technology to train snipers faster.
Interesting tech :thinking...
Place your vote for your favorite design. The two entrants with the most votes on this thread will receive Lazeerer's 5W C-mount diode from DTR. Each contestant will have 1 month to build their design for judging by LPF celebrities Lazeerer, DTR and Daguin!
Voting will close the day after the...
After noticing a great disturbance in the Force, an Alliance was discovered. The Sith Lord Darth Sinner had created a new Light Saber host, engineered and assembled by a well known Scum Bag Atheist. Infamous throughout the Galaxy for his work for the Empire. This is "Malice" an MS-SSW, a Secret...
The I "C" Red Battle Royale LPF Contest
I for one am really excited about Lazeerer's new 5W C-mount red diodes and I know a lot of other members are as well. In an effort to encourage some real discussion about practical builds and to also encourage some of the really brilliant members who may...
Mr. Crouse makes some really amazing custom builds. I wanted to work with him on something special. I had an old Streamlight Twintask that runs off of a single CR123. I asked him to come up with something appropriate for the laser's name Dr. Evil :eg:
I'm also a big fan of his new Assault...
I recently had the good fortune to work with SBA. He sent me his 3W Kryton build. Details of this excellent build can be seen here...
http://laserpointerforums.com/f39/sold-3w-9mm-polished-kryton-groove-82645.html
It has a 9mm 445nm diode driven by a blitzbuck driver putting out 2.4A.
I...
Ran across this today, wondering if it's legit. Nano Protech http://www.nanoprotech.eu/
This is the video I saw...
LiveLeak.com - NanoProtech Electronic Protective Coating
Would definitely make for some truly waterproof lasers and electronics if it's real. Would like to try it out some time...
Might be a good idea to read if you are using Apple iOS's personal hotspot :thinking:
Anatomy of a cryptoglitch ? Apple?s iOS hotspot passphrases crackable in 50 seconds | Naked Security
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Printing tiny batteries | Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Imagine, a lithium battery the size of a grain of sand putting out the same amount of power as a AAA. Would certainly make for some interesting lasers :D
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Something interesting I found on Youtube. Truly wavelength tunable Lasers :D
Harry Coles: Liquid Crystal Lasers: From Concepts to Practical Realisation - YouTube
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A short vid about the First Laser :D
How the first laser was made - YouTube
Oh and just for fun to see how far lasers have evolved, a 6,000W laser :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfODIBF-iOw
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This is some deep stuff...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasicrystal
A fairly recent discovery, thought to be an impossibility until now.
Numerous applications including advanced lasers :)
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Not all that new to LPF members but I see some familiar pictures in the list :D
http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/laser-breakthroughs
Enjoy :beer:
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Edit: All Gone ;)
Hi LPF,
I have two Electronic Specialties Digital Multitesters model # ES-580. They are discontinued and have been sitting on the shelf for years collecting dust. I grabbed one when I started into RC and Lasers. It still works fine and ES was a pretty reputable brand back in...
I found this site while checking on laser regulations and the like...
http://www.laserpointersafety.com/index.html
It was actually the bans and restrictions page I came upon first...
http://www.laserpointersafety.com/news/news/other-news_files/category-bans-0026-restrictions.php
Looks pretty...
A New 'Smart Rifle' Decides When To Shoot And Rarely Misses : All Tech Considered : NPR
Came across this a while back, thought some of the gun people might find it interesting. A laser targeting system for your rifle. Works much like the targeting systems on fighter jets. You sight the target...