Thought we would post something a little fun to help you get back into the swing of things this Monday.
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.OSHA, Laser Institute of America renew alliance to protect workers from laser hazards
WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has renewed an alliance with the Laser Institute of America to help protect workers from exposure to beam and non-beam laser hazards in industrial, construction, medical and research workplaces. “Workers unprotected from laser exposure can suffer serious eye and skin injuries including permanent blindness and tissue damage,” […]
European Space Agency and Airbus are testing LASER data networks in space.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has partnered with AIRBUS Defense and Space to send data between satellites using lasers. This data transmission was a proof-of-concept in what they are calling the “SpaceDataHighway”. This is a significant undertaking as most satellites are good at a number of jobs, but lack the stationary orbit to send data […]
LAM 2015: Advancing the Applications of Laser Additive Manufacturing Technologies
ORLANDO, FL, Nov. 26, 2014 — The Laser Institute of America (LIA)’s annual workshop on laser additive manufacturing moves to LIA’s hometown of Orlando on March 4-5 at the Embassy Suites – Lake Buena Vista South (Orlando, FL) for the first time in 2015. Held at Florida’s high-tech corridor, LAM promises another no-hype look at […]
Have lasers made tangled Christmas lights a thing of the past?
This is a long weekend for our staff as we are off on Thursday for Thanksgiving and do not have to come back to work until Monday. One of the things my family has traditionally done during this long weekend is to bring out our Christmas decorations. This has always been a fun family activity for […]