When Charles Hard Townes stepped up to the podium at ICALEO® in September 2010, he was a 95-year-old legend speaking to hundreds of disciples whose life’s work stemmed from his creations. It was his own life’s work that brought him to Anaheim that year to accept LIA’s first Lifetime Achievement Award. “It was an amazing […]
Month: January 2015
Lasers used to make super-hydrophobic metal
Scientists have developed a process that uses lasers to pattern a metal surface that is so smooth it actually repels water. This process will allow for a number of applications such as self cleaning surfaces.
LIA’s Laser Safety Guide Revised for 2015
ORLANDO, FL, Jan 19, 2015 — For the first time since 2007, the Laser Institute of America has updated its acclaimed Laser Safety Guide making it a necessity for every safe laser environment. Easy to comprehend and full of practical information, the Laser Safety Guide is a quick read that can benefit anyone who uses lasers in […]
ICALEO 2014 Offered Attendees a Full Spectrum of Laser Possibilities
By Geoff Giordano Not resting on the laurels of its flagship conference, the Laser Institute of America instituted a peer-review process for its 33rd International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®), held Oct. 19-23 in San Diego. For the first time, ICALEO featured presentations given even more rigorous analysis than previous events; 56 […]
LAM 2015 Delivers Revolutionary Applications in Additive Manufacturing
BY GEOFF GIORDANO With more new workshops than ever purporting to give a true perspective on 3D printing and additive manufacturing, the Laser Institute of America’s Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM®) Workshop has been ahead of the curve when it comes to realistic assessments of revolutionary industrial applications. In its seventh year, LAM 2015 will again […]