[Shane Ormonde] recently learned how to measure distance using just a webcam, a laser, and everyone’s favorite math — trigonometry. Since then he’s thrown the device onto a stepper motor, and now has ...

If you’ve been tempted by a “big screen at home” setup but you don’t want to mount a projector to the ceiling or run cables ...

[Shane Ormonde] recently learned how to measure distance using just a webcam, a laser, and everyone’s favorite math — trigonometry. Since then he’s thrown the device onto a stepper motor, and now has ...

We've cut the cord for communication, thanks to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but charging our little pocket supercomputers still takes a tether. Judging by the range of wireless charging technologies in the ...

An energy-efficient alternative to the laser no longer requires a deep freeze. The first plug-in, room-temperature polariton laser, reported in the June 13 Physical Review Letters, could soon find its ...

In the modern day, we're used to being able to send messages to specific people over long distances, usually by way of a phone. But now, scientists at MIT have developed a way to use a laser to beam ...

Amazon’s tool deals change daily, so visit the retailer’s site today and pick up the Ikovwuk 360-Degree Laser Level for only ...

Being able to see inside a closed room was a skill once reserved for super heroes. But researchers at the Stanford Computational Imaging Lab have expanded on a technique called non-line-of-sight ...

Peeking through a keyhole has become even more useful. An imaging technique that measures the path of a laser to build up a three-dimensional picture could now let spies map an entire room through a ...