Laser engraving, and laser marking, is the practice of using lasers to engrave or mark an object. The technique does not involve the use of inks, nor does it involve tool bits which contact the engraving surface and wear out. These ...
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent to Biolase's non-contact handpiece designed for cutting both hard and soft tissue. The non-contact laser handpiece, which the company claims, is the only one that is ...
Welding is the process that is used to joint materials, mostly thermoplastics or metals, by coalescence. It is a potentially hazardous process and should be carried out with precautionary steps to avoid electric shock, inhalation of ...
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Laser cutting utilizes a high-power laser beam controlled by a computer to cut the desired shape from a sheet or thin plate of metal. The laser beam is strong enough to be used on various materials such as metals, composites, wood, and ...
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Worldwide the Laser Particle Sizers ANALYSETTE 22 ensure precise determination of particle size distributions, by Static Laser Scattering – in production and quality control as well as in research and development. Benefit from their ...
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Optical components, modules and subsystems developer Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA has announced advances in its red laser diodes that has enabled it to reduce the size of 4-beam red laser diodes by 75% (from TO9.0mm to TO5.6mm) and ...
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Scientists at ASU are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spider’s spin – weight for weight – at least five times as strong as piano wire. They have found a way to obtain ...
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Audi has lifted the lid on its latest technological developments at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), with the premium German car maker revealing its autonomous driving system and some innovative lighting features that ...
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With the Mars Curiosity rover's science instruments working well, NASA engineers are getting ready for two big tests of their robotic rover -- blasting a rock with a laser beam and getting the rover moving. Curiosity's first drive will be ...
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NASA's Mars Curiosity rover wiggled its wheels Tuesday and is ready to make its first -- if brief -- test drive on Wednesday. As part of a series of major tests that have been running over the past several days, the robotic rover on ...
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Laser system scans and manipulates bacterium 10 Oct 2012 Optical trap grabs and analyses even smallest unicellular organisms Freiburg:home to new optical trap.Researchers at the Department of Microsystems Engineering(IMTEK)of the ...
Digits can accurately generate 3D-models of the hand's movements of the user onto a screen Microsoft Research lab has developed a prototype Digits hand-gesture sensor bracelet that can accurately generate 3D-models of the hand's movements ...
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The process of Precision Machining is used in order to remove a few materials from their componential elements and take them to a level of very high tolerance.The level of the tolerance that is held by these materials varies from time to ...
Shock-resistance is the great benefit of safety glass. However, the cut of the glass pane can make this difficult: With conventional processes, only straight cuts are possible. Yet a newly-developed method makes it possible to apply any ...
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Laser weapons home in on military utility 24 Sep 2012 Director of US Joint Technology Office says laser weapons have moved well beyond the realm of science fiction. Mark Neice The Joint High-Power Solid-State Laser(JHPSSL)system ...