When LIPSS were first discovered no-one truly knew how or why these surface ripples formed. This has now changed largely thanks to breakthrough research from physicist Jörn Bonse, staff scientist … Read more
Linear encoders provide direct position feedback to various machine tool and automation systems. Working in a linear format allows extreme length position measurement and control. José Luis de la Peña … Read more
Be it surface ablation on a medical implant or nanobubble formation in an encoder – Spain-based engineers have built an in-line monitoring unit to detect defects during laser structuring of … Read more
From learning about LIPSS to coping with coronavirus, Dr Yves Hernandez, Head of Applied Photonics at Multitel, explains how he and colleagues made the modules that bend and shape the … Read more
From aerospace and astronomy to medical imaging and semiconductor manufacture, a vast range of applications rely on a little-known device. Meet the optical encoder. Whether it is a distance or … Read more
Be it for machine tools or solar plants, Dr Aitor Olarra has spent nearly two decades developing the encoders that determine positioning performance. Here he tells Laser4surf how he developed … Read more
Ainara Rodriguez is a researcher in high-precision laser processing at CEIT, a research institute in San Sebastian in Spain. She talks to ESCI about the environmental advantages of laser structuring, … Read more
Batteries set mechanisms in motion and have proved vital for any device since their invention almost 200 years ago. The development of lithium-ion batteries, which started about 50 years ago, … Read more
Eco-friendlier, cheaper, with a bigger storage capacity and increased lifetime: many demands are made on the battery of the future. A Spanish team of researchers uses laser technology to design … Read more
The main pillar of a sustainable future is a reliable energy system using renewable sources. One of the biggest challenges in reaching this aim is energy storage. Ultra-fast laser pulses … Read more