WASHINGTON -- A variety of laser-based techniques can be used to produce colorful artwork on metals. However, each approach typically requires a different type of laser and very specific settings. In ...

How to Remove a Tattoo? One in three American adults have at least one tattoo, according to the ‘The Harris Poll’ 2015. Around 47% of them are Millennial and one-third of them are Gen Xers. Compared ...

There are a number of methods of making carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and fullerenes. Fullerenes were first observed after vaporizing graphite with a short-pulse, high-power laser, however this was not a ...

Ultrashort laser pulses—that are shorter than a millionth of a millionth of a second—have transformed fundamental science, ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M), Ann Arbor, MI, US, have developed a new, laser-based method that could rapidly and precisely detect chemicals such as explosives and dangerous gases.

Graphene promises electronic circuits that are smaller, faster, and more flexible than those made with silicon. But it’s not the only material that could replace silicon. Researchers have also ...

Simple technique developed at Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa, is "poised to expand microlens applications", say developers. Practical implementation and operational principle of laser ...

Columbia researchers demonstrate how laser-cooked 3D printed food can achieve realistic textures using a three-course meal.

Femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structures can be used to control thermal conductivity in thin film solids, report ...

Experts from the research institute Empa and ETH Zurich developed a laser soldering technique to heal wounds quickly and safely. The laser enables healthcare professionals to target wound parts ...

“Nobody wants to wait for 12 or 24 hours to get a cup of coffee,” says Anna Rosa Ziefuss, the German scientist who has achieved the impossible: making cold-brewed coffee in a record three minutes ...