It's the kind of proposal that makes sci-fi dorks (including this one) quiver with anticipation: a 1999 design, found by DefenseReview, for a real-life laser rifle. So when I read about the far-out ...

German laser weapons hobbyist Patrick Priebe, the creator of such one-off curiosities as the Iron Man Gauntlet and the Crysis 2-inspired Gauss Rifle, has now gone and made a laser rifle. While it ...

China says that it has developed a laser rifle that can "carbonize" human flesh at a range of 800 m (2,625 ft), yet weighs only 3 kg (6.6 lb). In a report in the South China Morning Post, Chinese ...

If it works as intended, the ZKZM-500 will provide infantry with an ability to start fires from far away. That's a big "if". (South China Morning Post) In the fictional grim darkness of the 41st ...

The U.S. military is now one step closer to having a laser gun that can shoot down enemy drones in the blink of an eye. Boeing recently announced that its mobile laser weapon, dubbed the High Energy ...

The U.S. Navy wants the smallest ever high-energy laser weapon, which it describes as ‘portable.’ As we will see, it is not exactly a laser rifle, but it is a step on the way. Laser weapons are now a ...

Constructed out of durable aluminum, the gun’s spinning turret boasts six 1.4-watt Class 4 blue lasers. For aiming purposes, a 100-mW green laser has been mounted on one side of the gun. Although it ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you’re aiming at a target two miles away, the slightest ...

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 at ...

A Chinese newspaper claimed the country has a laser rifle that can burn people and ignite explosions. The U.S. is working on similar tech, but these weapons are so big they must be mounted on vehicles ...

Chinese researchers are working on a new handheld laser weapon capable of burning skin and clothing from up to half a mile away, according to its developers. Boasts about the high-powered laser ...