Laser Proximity Sensors use laser beams to detect the presence or absence of objects within a certain range. They are used in security systems, robotics, automation, and industrial processes, where ...

A project at Brazil's Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) has manufactured sensors for potential use in medical and industrial applications by laser writing onto fallen leaves. Published in ACS ...

Measuring tiny magnetic fields, such as those generated by brain waves, enables many new novel opportunities for medical diagnostics and treatment. The research team led by Dr. Jan Jeske at Fraunhofer ...

On December 20, Germany's BMBF-funded IFE Targetry HUB project was launched with the aim of researching basic technologies for laser-based inertial confinement fusion. The announcement from the ...

A new EU project plans to expand adventures in the cosmos with a suitably space-age technology: lasers. The INPHOMIR initiative is developing the lasers to enhance spacecraft sensors. By emitting tiny ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2024.240105, discusses a high-resolution tumor marker detection based on microwave photonics demodulated dual wavelength fiber laser ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The burgeoning demands for health care and human-machine interfaces call for the next generation of multifunctional and flexible integrated sensor systems. Principally, flexible ...

MORPHO (Manufacturing, Overhaul, Repair for Prognosis Health Overreach) was a Horizon 2020 funded research project (September 2021 – January 2025) that aimed to optimize the manufacturing and life ...

LSG is produced by laser irradiation of carbon precursors like graphene oxide or polyimide films. This direct writing approach enables rapid, localized graphene patterning without masks or chemicals.

Despite their prevalent use in patient treatment, to many, using lasers as surgical tools can seem like something out of science fiction. However, laser-assisted surgery is now a reality and marks a ...

Application characteristics help specifiers choose the best discrete sensor type. Industrial automation systems depend on sensors to detect what is going on with machinery and products for effective ...