The increasingly widespread applications of laser pointers and the growing number of incidents in connection with these devices being misused have aroused concerns about laser pointer safety. Recent ...

Pilots are reporting a massive uptick in being hit by laser pointers from the ground since the drone panic took off earlier this month, according to new data from the Federal Aviation ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police helicopter pilots are facing an increasing threat from the ground: laser pointers. These seemingly harmless devices can cause temporary blindness or spatial ...

Even a laser beam to the face can’t stop Tom Brady. But pointing a laser at him could lead to criminal charges and a permanent ban from an NFL stadium. It could also lead the NFL to rethink stadium ...

Laser strikes on aircraft flying near the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport and airports across the country have increased substantially in recent years. Laser pointers may seem like a fun ...

CHICAGO (WAND) — A Berkeley, Illinois man has been arrested for using a laser pointer to target aircraft. Saul Martinez Castanon, 36, was arrested by Illinois State Police on June 22. “Targeting ...

Your mom was right: those little laser pointers can be dangerous! Some handheld green lasers suffer from manufacturing defects that can create a hazardous infrared emission. The US government wants ...

In spite of new high-wattage lasers, pilots are not at risk for permanent eye damage even if they are temporarily "dazzled" by a laser strike, according to an editorial in the British Journal of ...

The handheld laser pointers you can buy at office supplies stores are legally required to be no powerful than 0.005-watts, and most fall well below that threshold so they’re relatively safe to use.