A high-power fibre laser has been successfully tested in field trials for weakening hard rock in order to improve the efficiency and cost of geothermal drilling
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NLight's Corona fibre laser wins Prism Award for innovation in industrial lasers at Photonics West
13 February 2019
NLight, a manufacturer of semiconductor and industrial fibre lasers, has won the 2019 Prism Award for Industrial Lasers with its Corona fibre laser
Two awards to recognise innovation at Laser World of Photonics
13 February 2019
At this year's Laser World of Photonics, exhibiting companies and start-ups will be recognised for their innovative designs and technologies
Nobel laureates urge European Commission to prioritise photonics funding
25 January 2019
Stefan Hell, Gérard Mourou and Theodor W Hansch, Nobel prize winning scientists behind major photonics breakthroughs, have warned that the sector could be seriously compromised if it is not included in the Horizon Europe draft funding priority list
Horizon 2020 project to develop super hydrophobic materials using USP lasers
25 January 2019
A collaborative Horizon 2020 project has begun this month that will develop a new method of laser surface texturing using ultrashort pulse lasers in order to produce super hydrophobic polymer and metal materials
Project to develop 60kW CW laser diode sources for welding thick steel sheets in ship building
11 January 2019
Partners of a joint research project are looking to establish fast, high-quality laser welding processes for shipbuilding and other maritime applications
Researchers using ultrashort pulse lasers to develop automotive HUDs
10 January 2019
Partners of a German research project are exploring how the beams of ultrashort pulse lasers can be shaped using refractive and diffractive optical elements
Scientists use ultra-fast lasers to create world’s first self-cleaning metals
08 January 2019
A Horizon 2020 project has achieved a breakthrough using ultrafast high-power lasers that will enable the production of self-cleaning sheet metal on an industrial scale for the first time
Trumpf acquires laser diode division of Philips
08 January 2019
Trumpf is acquiring 100 per cent of Photonics GmbH from Philips. The move represents Trumpf's largest acquisition since buying JFY in China in 2013
Scientists use laser technique to 3D print structures made of gold
07 December 2018
Scientists have published the results of a research project which found that a laser technique enables the printing of 3D metal structures made from pure gold
Horizon 2020 projects commencing in 2019 to develop new ultrafast lasers
06 December 2018
Two Horizon 2020 projects are set to begin at the start of 2019 that will see the development of two new ultrafast laser systems
Research project concludes additive manufacturing ready for automotive series production
05 December 2018
The results of a three-year and approximately $3.4 million collaborative research project have concluded that it is now possible to integrate additive manufacturing (AM) into automotive mass production