If you’ve used a diode laser engraver or cutter, you know that focus is critical. You’d think it would be relatively simple to get a sharp focus, but it isn’t that simple. [Makers Mashup ...

One of his most profound quotes—“The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus”—is a testament to the power of concentration and dedication. In a world where distractions ...

Researchers developed a new optimized printing approach that could enable super-resolution 3D direct laser writing (DLW) of microlenses, photonics crystals, micro-optical devices, metamaterials and ...

For the first time, researchers have used high-speed laser writing to create lines spaced just 100 nm apart on a glass ...

Major electric-vehicle battery makers have already switched from ultrasonic bonding to laser welding to scale up production. As solar power is becoming increasingly important for sustainable ...

As part of their study, Houard and his colleagues set out to reliably control the direction of laser-produced THz radiation in air, using a newly introduced technique called flying focus.

Laser engraving and cutting has something in common with focusing the sun’s rays with a magnifying glass: good focus is critical to results. If materials of varying thicknesses are used ...