The effect is achieved by sweeping a laser beam in a plane through swirling smoke or mist. The laser highlights a cross section of the otherwise hidden air currents and makes for some trippy displays.

The effect of the deep ruby red laser cutting through smoke is mesmerizing. If laser sky is a little too one-dimensional for you, expand into two dimensions with this vector laser projector, ...

Silicon Laser Breakthrough. February 16, 2005 / 1:46 PM EST / CBS/AP In an advance that could drive down the cost of optical networks, researchers have built a laser using silicon, the ...

Scientists predict paradoxical laser effect New laser-effect, discovered by scientists from the Vienna University of Technology, Princeton, Yale and ETH Zurich: If coupled, lasers can switch each ...

A new law, sponsored by state Rep. Tom Barrett, went into an effect Monday setting a five-year felony sentencing guideline and up to a $10,000 fine for shining "a beam of directed energy," such as ...