Ruined Tswana capital discovered using laser tech
In 2018, a team of researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand, led by renowned archaeologist Karim Sadr, used laser technology to reveal the ancient, ruined Tswana capital of Kweneng.
The team employed Light Detection and Ranging...
South African prof a leading mind in lasers and light-based data transmission
Andrew Forbes is one of South Africa’s leading minds in lasers and light-based technologies, and he is now working on photon-based data transmission that is both highly encrypted and extremely fast.
Forbes, who...
Using lasers to break computer speed records
If you’ve ever wished you had a faster phone, computer or Internet connection, you’ve encountered the personal experience of hitting a limit of technology. But there might be help on the way.
Over the past several decades, scientists and engineers...
YouTuber builds automatic laser-powered lawnmower
YouTuber rctestflight has released a video of his experiments with high-power lasers to build an automatic lawnmower.
His build comprises a 40W blue laser from a computer numerical control (CNC) cutting machine, a 3D-printed motorised gimbal...