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The New Cosmic Conduit: Beaming Earth Observation Data via Space Lasers
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (392+ words) Raksha Anirveda The New Cosmic Conduit: Beaming Earth Observation Data via Space Lasers Global aerospace networks are abandoning highly congested radio frequencies for near-infrared laser links, enabling Low Earth Orbit satellites to transmit heavy multi-spectral imagery in real-time MUNICH. The…...
Ultrafast lasers: The thin end of the wafer
10+ hour, 51+ min ago (605+ words) Emerging Europe The thin end of the wafer The memory crunch is a fab story. The quieter squeeze, one step later, in advanced packaging, runs through a few makers of ultrafast lasers. Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal on…...
Laser Engravers Need a Workshop, This One Fits in a Backpack
17+ hour, 15+ min ago (633+ words) Laser engravers have always come with a catch. Getting one typically means dedicating a chunk of workspace to it, running a cable to the nearest outlet, and putting on protective goggles before pressing start. For makers who don't have a…...
Backpack-sized anti-drone laser: 2 k W, 25 kg, and capable of melting a quadcopter at 500 m in 4 seconds; portable defense travels at the speed of light
21+ hour, 31+ min ago (991+ words) Home - Military - Backpack-sized anti-drone laser: 2 k W, 25 kg, and capable of melting a quadcopter at 500 m in 4 seconds; portable defense travels at the speed of light China has shown a 55-pound anti-drone laser that can reportedly be carried by a…...
As the World Races to Make More Chips, the Next Bottleneck May Be Femtosecond Lasers
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (284+ words) Femtosecond Laser " Last week, Apple announced that it would increase prices for its Mac Books and i Pads by 20%, making it the latest company to raise electronics prices amid soaring chip costs and shortages. According to experts, the solution to…...
Laser scanner wins 2026 design award for usability
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (202+ words) The Blink Imaging Laser Scanner from FARO'INSIGHT has been awarded the i F Design Award 2026, recognizing the product's functional design, usability, and innovation within the digital reality space. The recognition highlights Blink's accessible workflow design and streamlined data processing, enabling…...
Drone Light, the pulsed laser C-UAS solution unveiled by Esh-Tech at Eurosatory 2026
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (178+ words) Esh-Tech highlighted that the system has an engagement range of up to one kilometer, 360-degree continuous tracking capability, and a slew rate of up to 120 degrees per second. It also incorporates a 300-millimeter co-aligned optical and laser aperture that allows…...
Laser Diode Powers Industrial Electronics - Electronics For You
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (29+ words) Hamamatsu has developed a 2. 0 k W laser diode bar that delivers world-class output and efficiency, enabling faster industrial laser systems for manufacturing, semiconductor processing, defense and energy applications....
Navy Laser Powers Remote Bases and Intercepts Drones: NRL Demo Clears Whiteout Test
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (255+ words) Forward-deployed military units run on generator fuel, and getting that fuel to them is expensive, dangerous, and logistically complex. Fuel convoys are vulnerable to attack; every resupply run extends the exposure window and adds personnel and vehicles to the threat…...
The Spatial Photonics Crunch: Inside the Invisible Supply Chain Threatening Orbital Laser Networks
1+ week, 5+ min ago (432+ words) satnews. com The global space market is facing an acute structural crisis as the laser communications sector slams into a severe supply chain bottleneck. The Technical Anatomy of the Hardware Shortage The most disruptive vulnerabilities do not sit at the…...