WASHINGTON — The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has awarded three contracts to develop preliminary designs for a UAV-based, multi-kilowatt-class laser to demonstrate beam stabilization technology.

The drone hangs motionless in a pale winter sky, then suddenly erupts into flame and tumbles earthward. There is no crack of ...

Laser engraving has evolved from a niche industrial technique into one of the most versatile and efficient technologies used by businesses today. Whether for manufacturing, design or personalisation, ...

Three of the systems are Laser Design (Minneapolis, MN) Surveyor FA Series models using its FaroArm and SLP-500 laser probe. The seven-axis arm and probe from an integrated system for portable laser ...

Non-contact laser welding offers several advantages when it comes to joining one plastic part to another. It works on the principle of partial transmission which lets a laser’s light travel through ...

The unique characteristics of lasers, such as their focusability and ability to work on a variety of materials, make them well suited for precision manufacturing. And they can be used with a wide ...

A more cost-effective laser design has been created that outputs multi-color lasing and offers a step forward in chip-based lasers and miniaturization. The findings could allow encrypted, encoded, ...

Calculating laser power density What is a LiDAR point cloud? Wide array of applications for lasers. LiDAR (light detection and ranging) can measure the distance of an object (measuring the time for ...