Although it was heavily contested in court for decades, November 13, 1957 is considered the day the first designs for a laser were outlined. Columbia University doctoral research student and former ...

Let it shine A new design for a solar laser seeks to minimize thermal lensing (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Johnny-ka) A new design for a laser that is powered by sunlight ...

The main mechanical tools in a hacker’s shop used to be a drill press and a lathe. Maybe a CNC mill, if you were lucky. Laser cutters are still a rare tool to find in a personal shop, but today’s ...

[Les] from [Les’ Lab] has designed a driver for laser diodes up to 10 watts, and decided to show us how it operates, tells us what we should keep in mind when designing such a driver, and talks about ...

Designs generated through KolAi are said to integrate with any laser machine brand. Credit: KolAi Denim. With the prominence of AI-based tools in the industry, KolAi believes KolAi Denim certified ...

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 ...

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 ...

Laser plastic welding has grown in popularity for medical applications because it reliably joins a wide range of materials, including dissimilar materials. At the same time, the process uses no ...

The laser is based on a phenomenon discovered during the past century, and laser technology became real and concrete at the beginning of the 1960s. In less than 50 years, it has become the basis for ...

Which laser engravers are best? Customization of items has long been the easiest way to showcase one’s personality and style, much superior to using an item identically to millions of others who ...