Congratulations To The Frikkin Laser Winners!

Hackaday announces the winners of its 2026 Frikkin Laser Contest. First place goes to CubeRaman, a 3D-printed Raman spectrometer that identifies materials by analyzing laser reflection spectra. Second place is Measuring Microns with Lasers, a DIY laser rangefinder achieving 0.25 μm precision at nearly 5,000 readings per second. Third place is Glow Engine, an art project using a blue laser to scan phosphorescent screens like a slow-motion CRT. Honorable mentions cover laser light shows, a versatile pulsed-laser processing machine, a home speed-of-light measurement, a 3D-printed optical cavity interferometer, and a laser bandsaw.

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