As great as silicon is for semiconductor applications, it has one weakness in that using it for lasers isn’t very practical. Never say never though, as it turns out that you can now grow ...

Elliot Williams, Al Williams, and a dozen or so great hacks. The question?  What do you get this week on the Hackaday podcast ...

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State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China ...

If shaving is growing tiresome, consider laser hair removal: This method damages hair follicles to reduce growth over time, ultimately giving more long-term results than using a razor. After ...

Anybody can develop high frequency hearing loss, but it becomes more common with age. Exposure to loud sounds or high frequency sounds are common causes of ear damage in younger people. High ...

The company is one of three new board members for the Ultra Accelerator Link — or UALink — Consortium. “UALink shows great promise in addressing connectivity challenges and creating new ...

The case underscores the long-term impacts of PCB exposure, which has been linked to numerous health problems including cancer and neurological disorders. PCBs were widely used in electrical ...

"At NIF, we use the high-power laser beam instead of an electron beam to make the X-rays by 'crashing' the beam into silver atoms and creating a plasma." The choice of silver is important ...

The aim was to be able to 3D print copper parts with excellent density while preserving the intrinsic properties, all on a standard machine equipped with a 400W infrared laser. This challenge was ...