Sunday, 14 October 2012

Ministry of Defence developing new anti-laser eyewear


Laser pointers may be great fun to tease the cat with, but for pilots they are a major hazard. The United States FAA reports over 2,000 incidents every year of planes having lasers pointed at them - some of them powerful enough to pop a balloon. To combat the danger that lasers pose to aviation, the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) is developing new eye wear that can filter out a wide range of laser wavelengths... Continue Reading Ministry of Defence developing new anti-laser eyewear

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