Image Source Just as laser technology has changed the medical field, it has also brought some positive changes to the dental world. Many dental professionals, such as my dentist at Birch Dental Group, have found that laser technology in dentistry ...
Spike:The Ultimate Measuring Device for your SmartPhone
Spike illustration – Measure any building with a click Real Spike measuring part of a building Need to measure a building, a billboard or even a tree? want to create a 3D model of the inside of a house? Until ...
New Laser Identifies Materials from a Mile Away
Joseph Meola of Air Force Research Labs conducting measurements on laser light bounced back from various samples placed a mile away on the ground from a prototype laser at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Image credit: Anthony Absi, Air Force ...
U.K. Scientists Developed an “Anti-printer”
On the left an erased latter on the right a close up of the vaporized spot (Credit: Cambridge University) A new method for removing toner from paper was developed by researchers from Cambridge University. The technique which was demonstrated by ...
Air Laser to Sniff Bombs from a Distance
Engineers from Princeton University developed a new laser-sensing technology that may allow soldiers to detect hidden bombs from a distance as well as potential suicide bombers. The research team from Princeton’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering that developed the ...
Scientist Develop Self Correcting Sniper Rifle
A team of scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a system which uses fiber-optic laser-based sensor that automatically corrects minute barrel disruptions and allows snipers to score bull’s-eye more easily. A laboratory prototype of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s ...
Beware the Dim Laser Pointer
Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology researched the dangers of using green laser pointers,claimed to cause numerous problems to users who accidentally exposed their eyes directly to the green, focused light. IR leakage: (Top) Photo from an ...
Researchers Demonstrate Terahertz Laser Rays
Scientists from Harvard University and the University of Leeds recently demonstrated a new terahertz semiconductor laser capable of emitting beams with a much smaller divergence than conventional terahertz laser sources. The collaborative study suggests several future applications, all relying on ...
Print Your Own Lasers
Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and the University of Padua, Italy, have recently presented a development that offers futuristic printing technology. The new development is based on lasers instead of conventional ink, and it could provide users faster ...
Unpeeling Atoms and Molecules from the Inside Out
An international team of scientists recently published surprising results regarding atoms’ structure, showing that it’s possible to create “hollow” atoms by stripping electrons one-by-one. Their work used one of the world’s most powerful X-ray lasers, located at the Department of ...