AUTUM C. PYLANT, NEWS EDITOR, [email protected]Drake Anthony calls himself a professional mad scientist on YouTube. That’s because … well … he sort of is. Anthony has built his own lasers since he was 12, when he first took apart a green laser pointer, modified it and made it stronger. Today, viewers of his styropyro YouTube channel can see a number of his laser building exploits. Drake Anthony and his real burning homemade lightsaber. Courtesy of Styropyro. Combining the two scenarios that his fans want to see — blowing things up and science — the YouTube sensation has built a 13-kJ...Read full articleRelated content from Photonics MediaARTICLESLiquid Crystal-Based Devices Manipulate Light with Flat Optics to Uncover Hidden ImagesAn ancient optical illusion has been updated using the flat optics of today to create a device that reveals a hidden image when light is shined on it. 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