Despite their prevalent use in patient treatment, to many, using lasers as surgical tools can seem like something out of science fiction. However, laser-assisted surgery is now a reality and marks a ...

Why fast-response, non-contact temperature sensing is needed in biomedical research. How thin, transparent film is used to create the Seebeck effect to measure temperature. The instrumentation ...

Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) semiconductor lasers are highly sought for medical, biotechnology, and precision manufacturing applications; however, previous UV-B laser diodes were limited to pulsed operation ...

There’s some amazing technology inside a laser printer – here’s what's going on.

Micromanipulation techniques are widely adopted in materials science, colloidal physics and life sciences for various applications, ranging from nanostructure assembly and particle trapping to ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno’s Forestiere Underground Gardens have been used to escape the heat in Fresno since before domestic air conditioning – but does a century-old idea to stay cool still ...

Physicists have designed a quantum ''light squeezer'' that reduces quantum noise in an incoming laser beam by 15 percent. It is the first system of its kind to work at room temperature, making it ...