Miniaturization and Manufacturing: The Benefits of Laser Soldering
October 21, 2020
Miniaturization presents new challenges in producing power-dense electronics, especially on Surface Mounted Technologies (SMTs), where components of different sizes and materials are densely packed together on a PCB board. The Manufacturing of high volumes of small, smart, stable prod …
Laser Attenuators and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in 3D imaging
October 2, 2020
Nanotechnology is increasingly used in life sciences research, with applications in diagnostics, imaging, and therapeutics, just to name a few. Nanoparticulates are difficult to study due to their size and the limitations of conventional optical imaging technologies. For researchers t …
Moving from Research to Commercial Production: Lessons Learned
September 25, 2020
Academic and governmental photonics initiatives fund the laser labs who in turn are able to advance the industry by exploring what is possible without the limits private industry must put on feasibility, operability, and ROI. Laser science, over decades of research, has proven its use …