Corrective eye surgery, performed by lasers, has been a point of interest for many bespectacled individuals since its inception. The concept of using lasers to correct vision problems normally treated with eyeglasses or contacts was approached as early as the 1970’s. But did you know that it has only been 20 years since the FDA […]
Author: Steven Glover
Steven Glover is a proud member of the LIA staff. When he is not at work he is actively involved in several charitable efforts.Manufacturing and Lumber Processing Applications
When it comes to manufacturing within the lumber industry, companies are always looking for the best equipment around. The oldest known wooden constructions in the world were found by German archeologists in the Greater Leipzig region of Germany. It was discovered that these four Neolithic wells were created by the Linear Pottery Company and date […]
LIA’s Lasers for Manufacturing Summit Provides C-Suite & Top Executives with Comprehensive Laser Market Perspective & Insight
Laser Institute of America will hold its Lasers for Manufacturing Summit on April 25, beginning at 1 PM at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, GA. Held in conjunction with LIA’s fifth Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®), the summit will focus exclusively on C-suite, top executives and critical stakeholders such as suppliers, technology analysts […]
Optogenetics: The Future of Memory?
[ted id=1813] Everyone has bad days they would rather forget. But what if it were possible to actually edit out our negative memories with a beam of light, and replace them with new information? Thanks to two neuroscientists at MIT, this might be a reality sooner, rather than later. The first challenge in altering a […]
How Lasers May Help Prevent Food Poisoning
Affecting millions of people annually, food poisoning by consumption of contaminated products is a significant health issue. Typically, retailers and manufacturers rely on “sell by” and “good until” dates, as a way to measure the safe shelf life of the things we eat. This is mostly due to the fact that monitoring the bacteria and […]