News tagged with laser micromachining

Scientists Develop New Laser-Machining Techniques for Radiation Detectors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have developed new laser-machining techniques for radiation detectors. "The new detectors will enable the next generation of space-based high-energy ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Laser adds extra dimension to lab-on-chip

(PhysOrg.com) -- A European research project has shown how to build optical sensors directly into the structure of labs-on-chips. The breakthrough paves the way for on-the-spot medical diagnostics.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast




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The world's smallest steam engine measures a few micrometers

What would be a case for the repair shop for a car engine is completely normal for a micro engine. If it sputters, this is caused by the thermal motions of the smallest particles, which interfere with its ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 11, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Optical lifting demonstrated for the first time (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in New York have predicted, observed and experimentally verified a micrometer-scale object being lifted only by a beam of laser light. Optical lifting may be useful for powering ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (27) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Trap and zap: Harnessing the power of light to pattern surfaces on the nanoscale

Princeton engineers have invented an affordable technique that uses lasers and plastic beads to create the ultrasmall features that are needed for new generations of microchips.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 18, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (29) | comments 1

New technique measures ultrashort laser pulses at focus

Lasers that emit ultrashort pulses of light are used for numerous applications including micromachining, microscopy, laser eye surgery, spectroscopy and controlling chemical reactions. But the quality of the ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 08, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Light-powered micro-machines to advance telecommunications

A new theory developed at MIT could lead to "smart" optical microchips that adapt to different wavelengths of light, potentially advancing telecommunications, spectroscopy and remote sensing.

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 02, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (16) | comments 0

Sensors may monitor aircraft for defects continuously

Networks of sensors mounted on commercial aircraft might one day check continuously for the formation of structural defects, possibly reducing or eliminating scheduled aircraft inspections.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 19, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Tiny spectrometer offers precision laser calibration

A tiny device for calibrating or stabilizing precision lasers has been designed and demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The prototype device could replace table-top-sized instruments ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 11, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers test carbon fiber to make tiny, cheap video displays

Engineers who develop microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) like to make their tiny machines out of silicon because it is cheap, plentiful and can be worked on with the tools already developed for making microelectronic ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Aug 22, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (25) | comments 0

UM Team Devises Way to Use Metal in Micromachines

In the world of microtechnology, entire "machines," so tiny the naked eye can't see them, can be manufactured to create things like sensors that deploy car air bags. But conventional micromachine fabrication ...

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created Feb 09, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Ultra-fast X-ray pulses reveal how a solid melts into a liquid

Using ultra-fast bursts of X-ray light, scientists at the Department of Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) have observed the dizzyingly fast first steps of a solid melting into a liquid. They reported their r ...

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created Apr 21, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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