A new blue laser diode, developed by Sanyo, could help increase the capacity of Blu-ray discs. Even if it does, however, we’re still a few years away from seeing any such discs. The new diode ...

Things are looking dicey for both HD DVD and Blu-ray, because a key component has suddenly become scarce: blue laser diode yield rates are only 30% according to Nichia, a company responsible for ...

The 5.6mm Sanyo's compact diode is capable of emitting 450mw, which allows four-layer of Blu-ray burning at the speed of 12x. The new laser will permit Blu-ray disc to offer 8 hours of SD or 2 ...

Companies like Wicked Lasers will sell you a Blu-ray diode laser.But this DIY keychain looks flat-out deadly in this photo, like a mini one-shot pistol of the future…that can fire for a whole ...

But on the other hand Sony is now able to get blue laser diodes for $8 a pop. This means that they will "potentially" be able to drop prices on Blu-ray players sometime this year.

[Jay] hacked a Blu-Ray laser diode into a keychain enclosure.He found a heavy brass keychain light from Lowe’s and stuffed the diode and a larger battery inside. The existing batteries weren’t ...

It's not entirely clear how this is going to affect the balance of power in the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray deathmatch -- each format relies on 405 nm blue-violet laser diodes, so each may be equally ...

CNI's new product--405nm blue ray laser pointer Its color is very amazing, blue violet, round spot. As known earlier, the blu-ray laser diode is widely used in blue laser drive or player and its ...

This laser display is persistent thanks to a glow-in-the-dark screen. [Daniel] built it using a Blu-ray laser diode. As the laser dot traverses the screen, it charges the phosphors in the glow mate… ...

Doctor Volt used various parts from the Samsung Blu-ray player, including a laser diode, stepper motor to move the laser, its optical pickup unit, and focus coil, for their project.

The UCI professor said adding a crystal to this compact Blu-ray diode laser makes UV-C light. Barty said research showed UV-C light can sterilize COVID-19 and poses little risk to humans.

Blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a related technology, were also difficult to manufacture, but became practical and widely used after the turn of the century. See Blu-ray and UDO . Advertisement ...