A practical guide to fiber vs CO₂ lasers—best materials, real-world performance, maintenance, and common myths—so you can ...

The outdoor equipment manufacturers are increasingly turning towards the application of advanced welding equipment that is ...

Fiber lasers aren’t nearly as common as their diode and CO2 cousins, but if you’re lucky enough to have one in your garage or local makerspace, this technique for depositing thin films of metals in ...

While low-cost professional PCB fabrication has largely supplanted making circuit boards at home, there’s still something to be said for being able to go from design to prototype in an afternoon.

Laser cutting and engraving technologies have become essential tools across a wide variety of different industries, from manufacturing, art and small businesses. These technologies use laser beams to ...

LASER COMPONENTS is pleased to announce that Cybel's fibre lasers and amplifiers are now available to customers in the medical, aerospace, defense, quantum technology and LiDAR industries. Products by ...

A doughnut-shaped laser was used to create a 45-metre-long optical fibre out of air, and a pulse of light was then sent through it. The technology could eventually be used to detect radioactive ...

Tubular laser beams can create what amount to fiber-optic cables made of thin air, researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review X. Laser-heated air can efficiently transmit light signals ...