# Laser

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# vaginal mesh

Reports made of controversial laser treatments being offered in place of vaginal mesh devices

The FDA issued a warning about the use of these treatments in July.

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Oct 30th 2018, 6:00 AM

# whoosh

Watch some water droplets be vaporised by a powerful X-ray laser

It was done to help better understand explosions caused by X-rays, information that could be used for future experiments.

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May 24th 2016, 3:13 PM

# VS025

London to New York flight forced to turn around after laser is pointed at it

Police are investigating the incident.

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Feb 15th 2016, 7:31 AM

# close shave

A futuristic razor that shaves hair with a laser was just banned by Kickstarter after raising €3.5 million

But don’t worry, it’s not dead yet.

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Oct 13th 2015, 8:30 PM

# burn baby burn

This person created a real-life version of Space Invaders using a laser cutter

Just don’t try this at home, ok.

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Mar 23rd 2015, 12:19 PM

# zero gravity

Scientists are planning to zap space debris with lasers

It’s hoped scenarios like the one depicted in the sci-fi movie ‘Gravity’ can be prevented by striking dangerous bits of debris with lasers based on Earth.

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Mar 11th 2014, 7:15 AM

# FBI

FBI investigating rise in lasers targeting commercial airplanes

This follows two incidents on Tuesday in which lasers were pointed at the cockpits of planes.

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Oct 19th 2013, 6:14 PM

Voices

Column: Banking has a cost – but the price is too high

By raising transactions charges, banks are creating a mental barrier which will cause people to reconsider spending on even small items – reducing demand and consumption and, ultimately, doing our economy no favours, writes Noel Rock.

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Jul 11th 2013, 7:00 AM