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Study Shows Fractal Light Can be Engineered Directly from a Laser

People have all observed it before—the exquisitely painted butterfly that emerges when two sheets of paper are spread open, after concealing them with paint and then pushing them together.

31 Jan 2019

Optical Tweezers Can Move, Melt, and Scatter Enigmatic Lipid Rafts

For the first time, light beams have been used by researchers to control lipid rafts in artificial cell membranes.

30 Jan 2019

Laser-Induced Crystals within Glass Matrix Maintain Full Ferroelectric Functionality

For the first time, an international team of researchers from Lehigh University, Lebanon Valley College, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Corning Inc. has shown that laser-fabricated crystals confined in a glass matrix are capable of maintaining complete ferroelectric functionality.

30 Jan 2019

80 W Pump Laser Modules with Wavelength-Stabilized Output Power from II-VI Incorporated

Recently, II‐VI Incorporated, a leader in high-power laser modules, publicized the launch of its 976 nm pump laser modules with up to 80 W of wavelength-stabilized output power.

28 Jan 2019

Cycle GmbH Releases State-of-the-art Laser SOPRANO for 3-Photon-Microscopy at Photonics West

3-Photon-Microscopy has recently become a popular technique, especially for deep-tissue imaging to study Neuroscience.

From Cycle GmbH 25 Jan 2019

Chromacity Introduces New Ultrafast Laser Systems

Chromacity, a provider of ultrafast laser systems, today announced the introduction of the Chromacity 520, a 520nm addition to its family of air-cooled ytterbium fibre-based lasers that combine high power with ultrashort pulse durations.

From Chromacity Ltd. 25 Jan 2019

Laser-Based Techniques Transmit Audible Messages to People without Using Receiver Equipment

In a breakthrough study, scientists have demonstrated that an audible message can be transmitted to a person through a laser, without using any kind of receiver device.

24 Jan 2019

New Holographic Color Printing Increases Security and Prevents Counterfeiting

A new kind of anti-counterfeiting device that can be helpful in counterfeit deterrence of main documents like banknotes, passports, and identity cards has been developed by researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).

9 Jan 2019

Researchers Design an Advanced Laser Diode that Detects Counterfeit Olive Oils

A unique sensor that is capable of detecting fake olive oils labeled as a protected designation of origin or extra virgin has been developed by researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the Scintillon Institute in the United States.

24 Dec 2018