High-powered laser pens can do a lot more harm than just distracting an opposing player, like cause permanent blindness, and the fear is that the trend that's taken hold amongst European soccer fans ...

Being an airline pilot is a job of tremendous pressure. It goes without saying, then, that expertise and absolute concentration are paramount. So much so, in fact, that the Federal Aviation ...

A 9-year-old boy in Greece was left with damaged vision after staring into a laser pointer. His doctors describe the case in a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The boy's parents ...

A laser through the cockpit can't damage a pilot's eye, a new editorial says. — -- In spite of new high-wattage lasers, pilots are not at risk for permanent eye damage even if they are ...

Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler had enough to deal with on Monday night without someone trying to shine a laser pointer in his eyes. Late in the first half of the Texans’ game in Mexico City ...

After a dozen aircraft over New Jersey skies reported dangerous laser beams crossing their paths in a single night, a state lawmaker says he'll redouble efforts to revive a law restricting their sale.

Sports fans will do just about anything to get into the heads of their opponents, but it seems they went too far during a World Cup qualifying match Tuesday. With a chance to stamp their tickets to ...

Those laser pointers people aim at planes flying overhead can’t permanently damage a pilot’s vision, according to a medical study published Tuesday, casting doubt on government advisories to the ...

Discover how to build your own DIY laser pointer that connects to your smartphone's headphone jack and is controlled via an app. This step-by-step guide covers preparing the audio jack, soldering the ...

A dangerous illegal sideshow in Oakland last weekend involved a serious side hazard when law enforcement responded to the scene: spectators directing laser pointers at vehicles and aircraft. On ...