Laser engraving has evolved from a niche industrial technique into one of the most versatile and efficient technologies used by businesses today. Whether for manufacturing, design or personalisation, ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has awarded three contracts to develop preliminary designs for a UAV-based, multi-kilowatt-class laser to demonstrate beam stabilization technology.

Three of the systems are Laser Design (Minneapolis, MN) Surveyor FA Series models using its FaroArm and SLP-500 laser probe. The seven-axis arm and probe from an integrated system for portable laser ...

Non-contact laser welding offers several advantages when it comes to joining one plastic part to another. It works on the principle of partial transmission which lets a laser’s light travel through ...

A more cost-effective laser design has been created that outputs multi-color lasing and offers a step forward in chip-based lasers and miniaturization. The findings could allow encrypted, encoded, ...

If you’re diving into DIY laser engraving, expensive software shouldn’t limit your creativity. Thankfully, several free design tools pack serious power without the price tag. Whether prepping vector ...

The unique characteristics of lasers, such as their focusability and ability to work on a variety of materials, make them well suited for precision manufacturing. And they can be used with a wide ...

Northrop Grumman strings together seven laser systems to get a single beam at 105.5 kilowatts, and thus enters into weapons-grade territory. Jon Skillings is an editorial director at CNET, where he's ...

Coherent laser ranging systems confront a fundamental trade-off: higher resolution typically comes with increased system complexity and cost. Researchers from Tsinghua University have demonstrated a ...

Calculating laser power density What is a LiDAR point cloud? Wide array of applications for lasers. LiDAR (light detection and ranging) can measure the distance of an object (measuring the time for ...