Ultrafast laser processing creates silicon surfaces that absorb nearly all infrared light and remain stable under heat and wear, enabling coating-free infrared sensing and calibration. (Nanowerk ...

GOLETA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SLD Laser, a world leader in commercialization of laser light sources, has announced the production launch of the world’s first dual emission white light and infrared ...

Lasers are known to be a high energy and high-temperature heat source. Whilst most of their use is in various optics applications, there are a couple of lasers which are used in heat treatment ...

For a long time, scientists have been looking for simple methods to produce infrared laser pulses. Now a new method has been presented that does not require large experimental setups; it can be easily ...

Scientists in the US are the first to combine infrared and X-ray lasers to study the electronic properties of matter. The technique involves firing infrared light at a diamond sample that is also ...

Having absolute control of the activity of a molecule in an organism. Deciding when, where and how a drug is activated. These are some of the goals expected to be reached with the so-called ...

Photonics. It’s a word to know. This technology uses light instead of electricity. It’s fast; it’s versatile; and it’s poised to be the next major advancement in human technology. So far, photonics ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan are working on a noninvasive method to check whether brain cells are in distress—a tool that could alert people to seek medical attention earlier after ...

If extraterrestrial life exists in our neck of the Milky Way, how would we make our presence known to one another? Could we just shoot a massive, unmistakable signal out into space? As it turns out, ...