The Effect of CO2 Laser Irradiation on Surface & Dyeing Properties of Wool for Textile Design By Laura Morgan A digital laser dyeing technique for woolen textiles has been developed at Loughborough University. The technique was developed to explore potential sustainable design techniques using laser technology. The research examined the effect of laser irradiation as […]
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.Laser Cutting of CFRP Using a 30 kW Fiber Laser
By Dirk Herzog, Matthias Schmidt-Lehr, Marten Canisius, Max Oberlander, Jan-Philipp Tasche and Claus Emmelmann Today, industrial usage of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) is steadily increasing, with an amount of 67,000 t/year. Latest products such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 in the aerospace sector, as well as the BMW i3 from the automotive industry, […]
ICALEO 2015: Advances in Revolutionary Laser Research
By Geoff Giordano When Silke Pflueger attended her first ICALEO® in San Diego in the 1990s, she was a bit overwhelmed by having to give a talk about her work. “The first presentation is scary,” she recalls. But that initial involvement has led Pflueger all the way to serving as congress general chair of ICALEO, […]
The Laser’s Founding Father: Remembering Charles H. Townes
By Geoff Giordano In his 1999 book How the Laser Happened, the late Charles Hard Townes explained that, “Once invented, lasers found a myriad of uses” and noted that they had advanced to the point that “the smallest lasers are so tiny one cannot see them without a microscope.” A far cry from the heady […]
EdgeWave Founder Keming Du Wins 2015 Schawlow Award
By: Geoff Giordano ORLANDO, FL, Aug. 12, 2015 — With more than 70 patents or patent applications and more than 100 published works in a career spanning three decades, EdgeWave founder Dr. Keming Du is being honored as the Laser Institute of America’s 2015 Arthur L. Schawlow Award winner. The Schawlow Award recognizes the recipient’s longstanding record of […]