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Iain Boyd

Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder

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Russians Reportedly Building a Satellite-Blinding Laser—an Expert Explains the Technology

Russia may be advancing laser weapons capabilities.

  • By Iain Boyd, The Conversation
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Directed Energy Weapons Shoot Painful but Non-Lethal Beams – Are Similar Weapons Behind the Havana Syndrome?

In 2020, a study on Havana syndrome by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine concluded that the more than 130 victims experienced some real physical phenomena.

  • By Iain Boyd, The Conversation