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A Youtuber Built a Laser Gun That Can Set Copper On Fire

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 2020, YouTuber Drake “styropyro” Anthony uploaded a video in which he built a laser gun some 20,000 times more powerful than the legal limit. Five ...
Futurism

Inventor Builds Actual Laser Gun That Literally Sets Stuff on Fire When You Pull the Trigger

A daredevil YouTuber and tinkerer has built a handheld laser gun that’s powerful enough to melt pennies from a distance. In a video published last week, American inventor Drake “styropyro” Anthony ...
Newsweek

China’s Neighbor Developing Futuristic Laser Weapon

Taiwan has developed a high-energy laser cannon with the help of a foreign "friend." The vehicle-mounted weapon, code-named "Lightning Protection Project," was built by Taiwan state-owned arms ...
Jane's Information Group

Russia's Beriev seeks to patent airborne carrier for laser weapon

Russia’s Beriev has registered an industrial design patent for a “carrier aircraft for airborne laser system”. A concept for an airborne laser aircraft that Beriev submitted for a patent in February. ...