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CLEO 2015: FBH Demonstrates Single 1cm Laser Bar That Can Deliver 2kW of Optical Output Power

The FBH presented the latest results from their project CryoLaser at CLEO 2015, demonstrating for the first time that a single 1-cm laser bar can deliver at least 2 kilowatt (kW) of optical output power, when cooled to 203 Kelvin.

3 Jun 2015

New Report Analyzes Worldwide Markets for Laser Systems

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Laser Systems in US$ Million. The Global market is analyzed by the following Application Segments: Engraving/Marking, High Power Cutting & Welding, and Others, and End-Use Sectors: Metalworking/Processing/Fabrication Job Shops, Electronics & Electrical industry, and Others.

1 Jun 2015

Scientists Present Research on Process of Laser Pulse Filamentation

A group of scientists from the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Moscow State University recently presented their research into the process of laser pulse filamentation -- the effect produced when a laser beam propagating in air focuses into a filament. The researchers discovered how this process influences the preliminary transition of a beam passing through quartz glass, which has applications in the field of nonlinear optics.

30 May 2015

Research Report on Global Fiber Laser Processing Market

The Global Fiber Laser Processing market was valued at $2,602.3 million in 2014 and is expected to reach $3,653.4 million by 2019, at a CAGR of 7.0% from 2014 to 2019.

28 May 2015

Lumenis’ UltraPulse Laser System Used for Treating Children with Burn Injuries

Lumenis Ltd., the world's largest energy-based medical device company for aesthetic, surgical and ophthalmology applications announced today that the company supported a successful mission to treat children with burn injuries in Armenia. The mission, led by R. Rox Anderson, MD, Director of the Wellman Center for Photomedicine and Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School, was designed to provide immediate access to treatment for patients in need, but also to help local medical leaders establish a sustainable burn injury care network in Armenia.

28 May 2015

New Laser-Beam Scanning Method May Allow Paleontologists to Scan Dinosaur Fossils

A team of scientists based largely at the University of Kansas and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Washington has developed methods of using commercial-grade laser equipment to find and analyze fossils of dinosaurs. Their techniques are introduced via a paper in the journal PLOS ONE today.

28 May 2015

Los Alamos Scientists Fix Autonomous Focusing Capability of ChemCam Instrument on Mars Curiosity Rover

Tests on Mars have confirmed success of a repair to the autonomous focusing capability of the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.

25 May 2015

Forewin Selects Orbotech's Paragon-Xpress 9 LDI System for Fine-Line FPC Applications

RBOTECH LTD. announced today that Forewin FPC Co Ltd. ("Forewin"), a large Chinese Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) manufacturer has for a second time, selected Orbotech's production solutions for its high-end fine-line flex applications.

25 May 2015

RS Components Offers Ethernet-Compliant Laser Safety Scanners

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has added an industry first to its machine guarding and safety portfolio: Ethernet-compliant laser scanners that dramatically simplify management of safety zones on factory floors.

22 May 2015

Advantest Employs Femtosecond Optical Pulsed Laser Terahertz Waves for Semiconductor Circuit Analysis

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation announced today that it has developed a technology utilizing short-pulse terahertz waves for analysis of electrical circuits.

22 May 2015