
7 Top Applications of Lasers in Manufacturing - ASME
May 28, 2020 · Lasers are one of the most widely used tools in manufacturing and can create fine features that are difficult or impossible to make using traditional machining equipment. Laser …
Startups Pursue Green Steel - ASME
Jan 22, 2025 · Laser power Startups are looking at using alternatives to carbon for making new steel. Hydrogen and electricity have been tested, but they are not the only carbon-free methods that can …
Agricultural robot uses AI and lasers to kill weeds - ASME
Aug 16, 2021 · The cameras work in conjunction with the lasers, using a piece of optics that aligns with the laser beams, according to Mey. “The laser beam goes through a special piece of optics that …
Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award - ASME
2006 Microscale Laser Shock Peening of Thin Films, Part 1: Experiment, Modeling and Simulation and Part 2: High Spatial Resolution Material Characterization Wenwu Zhang, Y. Lawrence Yao, and I. …
Laser Welding Could Improve Solar Module Recyclability
Jul 22, 2024 · Femtosecond laser glass/glass welding is already used in fields such as laser head production and medical devices. NREL believes this research is the first to use a femtosecond laser …
3D Printer Cooks Food Using Blue and Infrared Lasers - ASME
Jan 26, 2022 · A kitchen appliance that cooks meals is a 3D printer combined with infrared and blue lasers to first extrude raw food ingredients and then cook food through.
Laser-based machining processes, including laser ablation, laser assisted machining, laser cutting/drilling, etc. Laser-based welding/soldering/brazing processes. Laser-based micro-/nano- …
Laser Experiments to Share with Your Kids - ASME
Mar 10, 2011 · Even with that protection, though, it’s important that you avoid shining a laser beam into your eyes or those of others, since this can be dangerous. Another note: For these experiments, it’s …
Tunnelling may be faster, cheaper using plasma torches. - ASME
Jul 20, 2023 · Earthgrid is one firm introducing plasma torches to tunnel through rock and other geologies, promising to be fast and inexpensive.
Turning a common electric insulator into a semiconductor - ASME
Aug 3, 2023 · For 80 years aluminum nitride (AlN) has been the working stiff of the electronics industry, serving as a reliable insulator and thermal conductor that’s excellent at quickly dissipating heat and …