Mar 31
After more than a decade of work and $3.5 billion, engineers have completed the world’s most powerful laser, capable of simulating the energy force of a hydrogen bomb and the sun itself.
The federal Energy Department will announce Tuesday that it has officially certified the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, clearing the way for a series of experiments over the next year that eventually is hoped will mimic the heat and pressure found at the center of the sun.
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Mar 22
Pilots landing at Seattle-Tacoma airport report lasers.
- 12 jets targeted during 20-minute period in Washington state
- There have been 148 such incidents across the country this year
- It is a federal crime to point lasers at aircraft
- Lights might temporarily blind pilots or hinder their night vision
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/23/washington.plane.lasers/index.html
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Dec 22
Protesters in Athens targeted police officers with lasers yesterday as riots sparked by the police killing of a 15-year-old boy continued into a second week.
Although the intensity of protests has tailed off in recent days pockets of violence are still occurring and more rallies have been planned for this week.
Today, around 50 demonstrators hurled eggs at police outside the main Athens court, where a hearing took place for dozens of people arrested during Greece’s worst riots in decades, sparked by the killing of Alexandros Grigoropoulos on December 6.
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Oct 18
Laser beam hits WestJet pilot in the eye on Calgary takeoff
Transport Canada and police are investigating a complaint that a WestJet pilot was hit in the eye with a green laser beam while his plane was taking off from the Calgary airport, CBC News has learned.
This is at least the fourth incident this year where someone has used a hand-held laser pointer to target a plane leaving from, or arriving at, the Calgary airport.
The WestJet flight had just taken off from Calgary, bound for Kelowna, B.C., on Oct. 3, when a green laser briefly lit up the cockpit, said WestJet official Scott Wilson.
The first officer looked out to see where it was coming from and was hit directly in the eyes.
The crew member did not suffer any permanent damage, which could jeopardize a pilot’s career.
“As soon as they got to [the] destination, we had them off-loaded from the aircraft and report to emergency for a proper ophthalmologic exam,” said Wilson. “And we actually had one more followup when they returned to Calgary a day later.” Continue reading »
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Jun 16
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