Technology Futures

Set phasers on stun

Submitted by acohill on Tue, 11/29/2005 - 11:14.

The military does have a sense of humor. The Air Force has developed a laser-powered device that temporarily impairs a person's vision, apparently like staring into the sun. They named the device the Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response, or PHaSR. The device will be used for crowd control and will give military police a nonlethal alternative to guns.