News tagged with laser technology
Portable 3-D laser technology preserves Texas dinosaur's rare footprint
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Using portable 3D laser technology, scientists have electronically preserved a rare 110 million-year-old fossilized dinosaur footprint that was previously excavated and built into the wall of a bandstand at a Texas courthouse ...
Lasers put a shine on metals
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Polishing metal surfaces is a demanding but monotonous task, and it is difficult to find qualified young specialists. Polishing machines do not represent an adequate alternative because they ...
Using Lasers to Map Bird Habitat
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Lasers are providing scientists with new tools for mapping, protecting, and restoring bird habitat along rivers. In a paper published in the October issue of Ecological Applications, scientists from PRBO C ...
Food 'Tattoos' an Alternative to Labels for Identifying Fruit
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Those small and sometimes inconvenient sticky labels on produce may eventually be replaced by laser "tattoo" technology now being tested by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University ...
Big impact from tiny semiconductor lasers (w/Video)
Jun 18, 2009 |
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A massive European effort to develop high-brightness semiconductor lasers could transform healthcare, telecoms and display applications and make Europe an undisputed leader in the field.
