Adaptive laser beam shaping with a deformable mirror enables efficient energy and material usage in laser welding and ...

Laser application technology has seen substantial progress and development since the invention of the laser in the 1960s. At the time it was recognised that nitrogen cutting was possible, giving an ...

Researchers are perfecting a technique for manufacturing parts that have complex shapes and precision internal features by depositing layers of powdered materials, melting the powder with a laser and ...

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is booming. According to a recent report from Persistence Market Research, the sector is currently on pace to grow by more than 22% this year and is expected to double in ...

While there are plenty of self-contained mobile-friendly laser engravers on the market today, most don't come equipped with a trap door.

Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technolog (ILT), Aachen, Germany, is tackling the challenge of 3D printing large components economically by using a new process called Hybrid AM that combines ...

A single-step laser process performed at room temperature can produce silicon-graphene battery anodes that hold more than 98% of their original capacity after 2,000-plus charge-discharge cycles, ...

Solid-state batteries promise greater safety, higher energy density, and new degrees of freedom in cell design. Yet the path from laboratory cell to industrial production is challenging. Laser ...