In case you hadn't noticed (and we wouldn't be offended if you hadn't), there's a format war going on over whose high-capacity disc is going to succeed the DVD. We won't bore you with the details this ...

laser scanning microscope can see things smaller than an optical microscope using a laser, but it can cost millions of yen to get a proper one. Doctor Volt, who produces many videos for remodeling ...

In brief: Even though Blu-ray players have been mostly replaced by streaming and video-on-demand services, they can still serve a purpose. A resourceful YouTuber shows he could turn said player into a ...

Optical microscopes typically max out at anywhere between 500x to 1,500x magnification, at which point you need to switch to a scanning microscope to zoom any closer. They come with some functional ...

Wicked Lasers, the same company that manufacturers lasers capable of blowing up the earth, has dismantled a Blu-ray DVD player, taken the extra electronic doodads and ...

Taiwan-based makers of game consoles and components say that the coming end of Blu-ray laser packaging shortages should result in a PlayStation 3 price cut, perhaps as much as $100. According to ...

A partnership with a techonology chemical and laser company has yielded a lighter, more effective Blu-Ray laser. Sony and Nichia Corporation, a Japanese specialist in the chemicals that produces the ...

The EL6900C is the world's first laser driver designed specifically for the new Blu-Ray Disc industry-standard disc-recording format. The complete laser diode driver includes a two-channel sample and ...

DigiTimes is reporting that a serious shortage of blue laser diodes is forcing many manufacturers to cut back on production of next-generation drives, which means the expected pre-Holiday flood of ...

Throughout the recession of 2009, one of the few bright spots in the industry burned with the glow of a blue laser: Blu-ray players. Spreading beyond the base of the PlayStation 3, sales of standalone ...

[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 ...