https://geekculture.co/china-develops-star-wars-star-trek-styled-laser-assault-rifles/
China Develops Star Wars/Star Trek-styled Laser Assault Rifle
//as researchers in China have created a new laser weapon that can do just that. According to an article by the South Morning China Post, the ZKZM-500 laser assault rifle produces beams invisible to the naked eye, but can pass through windows and cause “instant carbonisation” of human skin and tissues”.//