We already knew that copper kills bacteria on contact, as it releases ions that rupture bacterial cell membranes. The material could soon do so faster than ever, however, thanks to a new laser-based ...

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 ...

Knowledge is power at the Laser Institute of America (LIA) in Orlando, Florida, where personnel from various industries come to learn how to safely apply laser technology to their respective ...

Three laser experiments today: laser-induced electroless copper plating, laser-assisted electroplating on stainless steel, and laser-induced chemical liquid phase deposition onto glass. Whoo! I'm ...

Copper surfaces kill microbes that come into contact with them in a matter of hours. A new technique makes the familiar metal even deadlier—by zapping it with lasers. Bacteria “are becoming more ...

A copper-vapor laser is helping to speed up decoding of the human genome. Pin-like devices micromachined with the source can be mounted in more dense arrays on a robotic arm, increasing the throughput ...

Nanometrics Inc. took a step away from standalone metrology equipment and moved toward integrated equipment this week as it introduced its latest metrology system designed to control the copper CMP ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) High-performance engineering thermoplastics are widely applied in aerospace, automotive, biomedical, and electronics fields. To enhance the safety and extend the service life of ...

As the global manufacturing landscape undergoes a profound transformation into the era of Industry 4.0, the role of precision, automation, and efficiency has never been more critical. At the center of ...

Honda's beginnings were in true engineering; their early days were filled with innovation that ultimately led them to become ...