ORTUR’s Laser Master 2 S2makes laser engraving more accessible to everyone
Want to start laser engraving your art projects? Then instead of sending it to a shop, how about you pick up the ORTUR Laser Master 2 S2 and start engraving it yourself? The post ORTUR’s Laser Master 2 S2makes laser engraving more accessible to eve.....»»
Ohio dealership develops ‘playbook" to show technicians their career path
Ryan Haskell, fixed ops director at Jeff Wyler Honda of Colerain in suburban Cincinnati, created a detailed, goal-oriented playbook technicians could follow all the way to master technician status......»»
How NASA uses simple technology to track lunar missions
NASA is using a simple but effective technology called Laser Retroreflective Arrays (LRAs) to determine the locations of lunar landers more accurately. They will be attached to most of the landers from United States companies as part of NASA's Commer.....»»
What are "multiplication facts"? Why are they essential to your child"s success in math?
One of the essential skills students need to master in primary school mathematics are "multiplication facts.".....»»
Team demonstrates fabrication method to construct 3D structures that mimic bone microstructure
Scientists have combined laser 3D printing technology and an alternate soaking process to construct complex 3D structures that mimic bone microstructure. This is the first demonstration of this fabrication method, and it will lead to the development.....»»
Modernizing The Craft Of Hand Engraving
upgrade your hand engraver with a solenoid system for a modern take on a classic craft The post Modernizing The Craft Of Hand Engraving appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Digital technologies have made ancient manuscripts more accessible than ever, but there are risks and losses, too
Near the end of the 18th century, a Greek monk named Nikodemos was putting together a massive anthology of Byzantine texts on prayer and spirituality, which he would call The Philokalia......»»
xTool P2 55W Desktop CO2 Laser Cutter review: impossibly fun to use if you can justify the price
Harness the power of light with the xTool P2 laser cutter and engraver, a 55W CO2 laser that can help you achieve all your DIY dreams.xTool P2 55W Desktop CO2 Laser Cutter reviewLaser cutting is taking the maker world by storm, the same way that 3D p.....»»
NASA"s new experimental antenna tracks deep space laser
An experimental antenna has received both radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals from NASA's Psyche spacecraft as it travels through deep space. This shows it's possible for the giant dish antennas of NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN), which c.....»»
Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever”
Casualties afoot as Sony merges Funimation with 2021-acquired Crunchyroll. A shot from One Piece, one of the animes that Funimation made DVDs for. (credit: Crunchyroll: Inside Anime/YouTube) How long is “forever”? W.....»»
NASA talks to spacecraft using both radio and laser communications on one dish
NASA's Deep Space Network, which receives signals from deep space, is experimenting with a hybrid antenna that can receive both radio and laser signals......»»
Mac desktops need a serious boost
Apple's Mac Studio is its most attractive and accessible desktop PC, offering tremendous power in a refined package. What will Apple do to keep it on top?.....»»
Building images photon-by-photon to increase the information content provided by microscopes
The world of laser scanning microscopy is quickly evolving, thanks to the advent of fast and compact detector arrays. These arrays replace the typical single-element detector of traditional confocal laser scanning microscopes, enabling new and unique.....»»
Beam me up: Using lasers to detect moth migrations
The year is 1941. The British military is installing new-age radar systems to detect German aircraft bound for Great Britain, intent on destruction. Fast forward to 2024. Researchers at North Carolina State University are installing advanced laser-ba.....»»
NASA"s laser navigation tech to enable commercial lunar exploration
Later this month, NASA's commercial lunar delivery services provider Intuitive Machines will launch its Nova-C lunar lander carrying several NASA science and technology payloads, including the Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL). This innovative guidance.....»»
AI can now master your music—and it does shockingly well
Suddenly, everyone can master their own music. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) It was just a stray remark at the end of a guitar lesson last fall. My teacher is a veteran musician whose band has had both m.....»»
Scientists create effective "spark plug" for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments
Scientists from the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) led experiments to demonstrate an effective "spark plug" for direct-drive methods of inertial confinement fusion (ICF). In two studies published in Nature Physics, th.....»»
Review: Acmer Laser A2 IR Laser Module
Acmer's IR laser module allows you to engrave on metals such as aluminum, titanium, steel, gold, and silver. The post Review: Acmer Laser A2 IR Laser Module appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
How could laser-driven lightsails remain stable?
It's a long way to the nearest star, which means conventional rockets won't get us there. The fuel requirements would make our ship prohibitively heavy. So an alternative is to travel light. Literally. Rather than carrying your fuel with you, simply.....»»
Progress on chip-based spontaneous four-wave mixing quantum light sources
A single-photon detector (SPD) is sensitive to incidence of individual quanta of light and has many applications in photonics, such as fluorescence measurements, laser ranging, optical time-domain reflectometer, and quantum optics experiments......»»
Team develops a laser printer for photonic chips
Photonic integrated circuits are an important next-wave technology. These sophisticated microchips hold the potential to substantially decrease costs and increase speed and efficiency for electronic devices across a wide range of application areas, i.....»»