In this video, I demonstrate various techniques for knifemaking using the xTool F2 Ultra, highlighting the applications of ...

Thulium fiber lasers, operating at a wavelength of 2 micrometers, are valued for applications in medicine, materials processing, and defense. Their longer wavelength makes stray light less damaging ...

When the Mendocino earthquake ruptured off the California coast in 2024, it shook houses off their foundations, sent a 3-inch tsunami racing toward shore and touched off a fascinating science ...

Optical technology is well established for long-haul communications, but the distances it serves are shrinking — especially in the data center. Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) already ...

Peacock feathers are greatly admired for their bright iridescent colors, but it turns out they can also emit laser light when dyed multiple times, according to a paper published in the journal ...

IPG Photonics showcases innovative fiber laser solutions at Laser World of Photonics 2025, featuring real-time weld sensing and advanced technologies. IPG Photonics Corporation will showcase its ...

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut (EMI), have developed a technology that makes it possible to reclaim continuous carbon fibers from composite ...

Coherent Corp. launches AIM FL series of multi-kilowatt fiber lasers for precision industrial applications, enhancing welding performance and reliability. Coherent Corp. has announced the launch of ...

Ever since lasers were invented in 1960, defense contractors and servicemembers have dreamed of shooting things out of the sky with them. Lasers are used all the time in targeting, from the ...

Laser giant Coherent is using this week’s EuroBLECH trade fair in Hanover, Germany, to launch what it describes as a “radical” new series of high-power fiber lasers for industrial applications. Called ...