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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ABC15's Nick Ciletti explains how laser pointers can impact your health and safety. Patrick Mahomes, Jimmy Johnson, LeBron James ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Los Angeles on Tuesday outlawed the possession of laser pointers and laser-style devices during public demonstrations, rallies, protests or picket lines, citing two dozen cases in which police ...