Hackaday [Unofficial]May 28

The Frikkin Lasers Contest Starts Now

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/the-frikkin-lasers-contest-starts-now/

13May 28
The Frikkin Lasers Contest Starts Now https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/the-frikkin-lasers-contest-starts-now/
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The Frikkin Lasers Contest Starts Now

We don’t need to tell you: lasers are awesome. Those tiny red beams aren’t just for frustrating cats, but can do real work, be a source of infinite beauty, or constitute a science project in …

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Hackaday [Unofficial]May 18

Long-Range Night Vision with an Infrared Laser

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/18/long-range-night-vision-with-an-infrared-laser/

Long-Range Night Vision With An Infrared Laser

Most consumer-grade night vision devices are basically a standard camera without the usual filter to block near infrared (NIR) light, which are then paired with a NIR light source that’s not …

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13May 18
Long-Range Night Vision with an Infrared Laser https://hackaday.com/2026/05/18/long-range-night-vision-with-an-infrared-laser/
#LaserHacks #Automatedlaserturret #Infrared #Infraredcamera #Nightvision #Nightvisioncamera #NIR
Long-Range Night Vision With An Infrared Laser

Most consumer-grade night vision devices are basically a standard camera without the usual filter to block near infrared (NIR) light, which are then paired with a NIR light source that’s not …

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Hackaday [Unofficial]May 6

RGB Laser Projector Does Colorful Asteroids and Much More

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/rgb-laser-projector-does-colorful-asteroids-and-much-more/

13May 6
RGB Laser Projector Does Colorful Asteroids and Much More https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/rgb-laser-projector-does-colorful-asteroids-and-much-more/
#LaserHacks #ESP32S2 #Lasergalvo #Laserprojector #Vectordisplay
RGB Laser Projector Does Colorful Asteroids And Much More

Have you thought about building a galvonometer-based laser projector, but don’t know where to start? There are a lot of resources out there, but you could do worse than to check out [Breq] an…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Apr 27

Mist, Mirrors, Laser : Multi-view 3D Projection

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/26/mist-mirrors-laser-multi-view-3d-projection/

Mist, Mirrors, Laser : Multi-view 3D Projection

“Lights, camera, action!” might have been the call when recording back in the day, but for an awesome three-dimensional viewing experience, you might try yelling “Mist, Mirrors, L…

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13Apr 27
Mist, Mirrors, Laser : Multi-view 3D Projection https://hackaday.com/2026/04/26/mist-mirrors-laser-multi-view-3d-projection/
#LaserHacks #Hologram #Laserprojector #Ultrasonicatomizer #Volumetricdisplay
Mist, Mirrors, Laser : Multi-view 3D Projection

“Lights, camera, action!” might have been the call when recording back in the day, but for an awesome three-dimensional viewing experience, you might try yelling “Mist, Mirrors, L…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Apr 14

Ski Slopes for Laser Imaging

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/14/ski-slopes-for-laser-imaging/

Ski Slopes For Laser Imaging

Lasers are cool and all, but they can be somewhat difficult to control at times. This is especially true when you have hundreds, thousands, or millions of lasers you need to steer. Fortunately, the…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Apr 14

Flattening the Exhaust of a Laser Cutter to Save Space

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/14/flattening-the-exhaust-of-a-laser-cutter-to-save-space/