Nanomaterials with laser printing
In the journal Nature Communications, an interdisciplinary team from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces presents for the first time a laser-driven technology that enables them to create nanoparticles such as copper, cobalt and nickel.....»»
New insights into quantum materials
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Central Laser Facility (CLF) is celebrating the publication of the first paper from its newly upgraded Artemis lab space......»»
Photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy for lipid imaging
Photoacoustic imaging is a cutting-edge technology that uses light and sound to create images of the inside of the body. When a pulsed laser illuminates the surface of biological tissue, part of the photon energy is absorbed by the tissue to generate.....»»
Entering a new era of 3D printing for DNAs and proteins
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is a useful technique that has been widely utilized in our lives, ranging from reconstructive plastic surgery to artificial organ production. However, many biopolymers, such as nucleic acids, polysaccharides, and pr.....»»
Cutting cable bacteria with a laser puts an end to a bacterial party
The party-poopers cutting the cable bacteria are researchers from the Center for Electromicrobiology (CEM) at Aarhus University. The center's work focuses on unraveling the mysteries of how cable bacteria work......»»
Creality Announces New Ultra Fast 3D Printer: The K1
Over the weekend, Creality announced a whole list of new products that will be hitting shelves soon. The most notable to me is the K1 3d printer. Many of us in the 3D printing community were expecting something like this to pop up. It appears to be.....»»
Scientists use peroxide to peer into metal oxide reactions
Researchers at Binghamton University led research partnering with the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory—to get a better look at how peroxi.....»»
This Windows update might have just fixed Mac printing for good
Whether you use a Windows or Mac at work, Universal Print is set to solve a major workplace problem......»»
Intense lasers magnetize solids within attoseconds
Intense laser light can induce magnetism in solids on the attosecond scale—the fastest magnetic response to date. That is the finding reached by theoreticians at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter in Hamburg, Germany,.....»»
3D printed ferroelectric materials proven to eliminate harmful bacteria including E. coli
A new way of using 3D printing to create infection-fighting materials for use as medical implants has been revealed in a new research paper, published in Advanced Materials Technologies......»»
International research team develops method to characterize nanomaterials
Researchers from Paderborn University, the Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM),Italy's national metrology institute, the Politecnico di Torino, Italy, and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), National Metrology Institute of.....»»
Hot electron electrochemistry with ultrafast laser pulses
Laser-induced electrochemical deposition of metals on metals relies possibly on thermal and defect generation effects. When semiconductor substrates are chosen, locally photogenerated electrons can reduce metal ions resulting in metallic surface stru.....»»
Does 3D Printing Super Fast Make Weaker Prints?
Stefan from CNC Kitchen is tackling a topic that is very important right now. With 3d printers boasting faster and faster print speed, is part strength effected? In short, Stefan found that if you use the default fast speeds and the default nozzle o.....»»
Efficient nanostructuring of glass with elliptically polarized pulses
Photoexcitation, and especially photoionization, is one of the most important manifestations of the light-matter interaction in nature, ranging from photosynthesis in plants and vision in biology to photography and laser processing of materials. It i.....»»
DEAL: Grab Anker’s Nebula Capsule 3 Laser Projector for up to $120 Off!
Anker's Nebula Capsule 3 Laser Projector comes with a portable design, support for Netflix, and super-bright projection for movies and your favourite shows. Anker’s growing dominance in smart home technology and accessories has been p.....»»
Mechanisms of ultra-fast gigahertz burst femtosecond laser ablation
Gigahertz femtosecond lasers are suited to enhance and regulate laser machining quality to engineer the physicochemical properties of materials. Materials scientists seek to understand the laser-material interactions by gigahertz femtosecond lasers,.....»»
Scientists measure laser-heated plasma using Doppler weather forecasting technique
Scientists have used a common weather forecasting technique for insights into how powerful lasers turn hunks of solid material into soups of electrically charged particles known as plasmas......»»
The modulation of a single-molecule electron source using light
Researchers at University of Tokyo, JTS PRESTO, Ludwig Maximilians Universität and Kindai University recently demonstrated the modulation of an electron source by applying laser light to a single fullerene molecule. Their study, featured in Physical.....»»
Exploiting dark autoionizing states for enhancing extreme ultraviolet lasers
An international research team led by Professors Tsuneyuki Ozaki and François Légaré at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), has developed a unique method to enhance the power of a laser source emitting extreme ultraviolet li.....»»
Polystruder Brings Filament Production To Your Desktop
One thing that almost any 3D printing enthusiast will agree on is that filament waste is a frustrating concern. Depending on the machine you’re using, your failure rate, or how it handles purging, the amount of wasted filament can sometimes be.....»»
Prusa Announces New Flagship 3D Printer: The MK 4
The 3D printing community is rippling with discussion today as Prusa Printers announced their new flagship 3D printer, the MK4. To hit the major points quickly, this newest machine boasts: There’s actually a lot more to it, which you can read.....»»