The dual-laser system at BELLA employs a “drill” laser to create a channel within the plasma, followed by a “drive” laser that propagates through this channel and accelerates the electrons.

[Crispndry] found he needed a laser level, but didn’t want to spend ... build his gimbal — what better to use one out of a hard drive? He used the main bearing from the platter for one ...

There’s a whole lot of interesting mechanics, optics, and electronics inside a Blu ... While [Micah] want’s to use these Blu-ray drives for laser graffiti, there are a number of other slightly ...