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Ultrafast Laser Experiments Could Lead to the Development of Less-Expensive Industrial Catalysts

Arizona State University's Scott Sayres and his team have recently published an ultrafast laser study on uncharged iron oxide clusters, which could ultimately lead to the development of new and less-expensive industrial catalysts.

12 Nov 2020

Sending Optical Data to Satellites Through the Atmosphere with Laser Filaments

Could light be used to transmit information between satellites and Earth- Atmospheric water vapor scatters and absorbs light energy, but overcome that obstacle, and light will carry far more information and move it faster than the radio waves we currently rely on.

11 Nov 2020

Durable Mirrors for High Power Lasers

Optical Surfaces Ltd. is a specialist producer of extremely durable, high performance coated mirrors, up to 600 mm in diameter, for use with high power femtosecond lasers. Durable coated mirrors for high power fem...

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 10 Nov 2020

Researchers Use Laser Beams to Gather Insight into Workings of the Brain

At University College London (UCL), neuroscientists have employed laser beams to “switch on” neurons in mice, offering new insights into the unknown workings of memory and demonstrating how memories support the brain’s inner GPS system.

9 Nov 2020

Online Exchange of Knowledge with Virtual LC Talks - LASER COMPONENTS has a New Series of Events

LASER COMPONENTS will be launching a new series of events – its first Infrared Sessions – on December 1 and 2, 2020. LC Talks will address a worldwide audience in a virtual format. In addition to experts from research and industry, students and interested newcomers are also welcome.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 5 Nov 2020

New Quantum Cascade Laser can Generate Terahertz Radiation Outside a Laboratory Setting

Researchers at MIT and the University of Waterloo have developed a high-power, portable version of a device called a quantum cascade laser, which can generate terahertz radiation outside of a laboratory setting. The laser could potentially be used in applications such as pinpointing skin cancer and detecting hidden explosives.

3 Nov 2020

Novel High-Resolution Multi-Spectral Camera Enhances Human Perception

Intelligent cameras are the next milestone in image and video processing A team of researchers at the Chair of Multimedia Communications and Signal Processing at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has developed an intelligent camera that achieves not only high spatial and temporal but also spectral resolution.

3 Nov 2020