Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia Labs Engineers Create ‘Self-Guided’ Bullet

Figuring out how to pack a processor and other sophisticated equipment into a machine gun bullet has been a challenge, but engineers at Sandia National Laboratories say the miniature guidance system they've developed is a breakthrough. A bullet that directs itself like a tiny guided missile and can hit a target more than a mile away has the potential to change the battlefield for soldiers without costing too much, engineers said Wednesday.

Hacker Builds Working Hand-Held Laser Gun

George Lucas, if you’re reading, there’s a good reason why Han would have shot first: because he, like German laser hacker AnselmoFanZero, knew that lasers are very dangerous things capable of zapping holes through metal, plastic, and green dudes called Greedo.

NERF Sniper Rifle. This Headline Needs No Further Work.

NERF’s Blast-a-Ball system was about as advanced as I got when it came to foam-based childhood gun fights. This $50 NERF Longstrike Sniper Rifle would have rendered my shotgun-like Blast-a-Ball shooter utterly useless.

Man’s Best Friend: Win a Copy of Dead to Rights: Retribution

To celebrate the imminent release of their gritty third-person-shooter, Namco Bandai’s giving us one Xbox 360 and one PS3 copy of Dead to Rights: Retribution to give away. Since the game’s all about the crimebusting partnership of Jack Slate and his dog Shadow, we want you to name the other great human + non-human heroic [...]

Good Dog: Hands-On With Dead to Rights: Retribution

What is a scrotality? It’s an achievement you’ll get by tearing off a thug’s testicles with a dog’s teeth. That fatal move, by the way, is called a testi-kill.

Swag of the Day: Bayonetta’s Scarborough Fair

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Handgun USB Drive Looks Too Real For Travel

This defeats the purpose of being able to bring your data with you. It’s a 4GB USB thumb drive that looks like a gun. A small gun, sure, but small guns have existed since the Derringer–maybe even before that.

Borderlands Opens Up “Secret Armory” This Week

Borderlands reloads with new downloadable content this week. The Secret Armory of General Knoxx is the third add-on pack for Gearbox’s post-apocalyptic FPS and raises the game’s level cap to 61. Gearbox billed their game as a role-playing shooter when it came out and all the loot the FPS throws at you makes it the [...]