However, the Iron Beam is not a “space laser”—it is a ground-based laser gun controlled by operators in a command center, which was demonstrated in a video published by the Wall Street ...

Here’s a DIY laser rifle which can explode a balloon at around 150 feet (45 meters) as well as some angry chemicals at a similar distance. Since there are plenty of videos of lasers doing that ...

This is what led [Dirk] to create human-powered, battery-free laser guns with software to track and display hits. In the image above, red laser hits on the target are detected and displayed on the ...

But the vision for Trump’s next-generation system, including space-based lasers ... would require laser beams effective over hundreds of kilometres. No such technology currently exists.