Starved of the high-end silicon and laser technology it needs to make its products, the company faces potential oblivion.

Airports are employing the latest laser technology to scare wildlife off runways after record numbers of potentially lethal bird strikes.

But he was ahead of his time and his invention only became commercially viable two decades later when computer and laser technology had caught up enough to make barcoding feasible.

Satellite navigation systems and laser technology will allow the electric-powered vehicles to memorise the layout of the airfield and work out the shortest route to the aircraft hold.

Even better, it's clinically proven safe and effective as it uses the same diode laser technology used by professionals to target hair follicles and stop hair from growing back.