To demonstrate confocal imaging, the scientists used a bench-top mockup of the objective lens with an integrated 3-D MEMS mirror. Liu et al. attached the mirror onto the sample stage using a ...

While new technology is captivating, realizing the benefit of its capabilities relies upon effective implementation. There is always an illusion — a risk — with something cutting-edge, such as laser ...

Scanning forests with lasers can provide three-dimensional models of forests, creating a unique way to look at these ecosystems. Researchers at the University of Helsinki are pioneers in applying this ...

Darwin Quiroz is exploring new frontiers in miniature lasers with major biomedical applications. When Quiroz first started working with optics as an undergraduate, he was developing atomic ...

Unlike most cutting lasers, femtosecond lasers don’t vaporize materials; rather, they produce such short, intense bursts of ...

Scanlab, a manufacturer of high-end scan heads, and sister companies Blackbird Robotersysteme and Holo/Or are developing new system concepts for industrial laser applications - such as laser welding ...

Archaeologists working across the Americas and Southeast Asia are finding that airborne laser scanning, known as LiDAR, is detecting ancient road networks, pyramids, and urban grids that decades of ...

Airborne laser scanning across more than 2,100 square kilometers of dense jungle in northern Guatemala has exposed over 61,000 ancient Maya structures that were invisible to ground-based surveys. The ...