Micromachining with a Laser
[Breaking Taps] has a nice pulsed fiber laser and decided to try it to micromachine with silicon. You can see the results in the video below. Silicon absorbs the IR …read more Continue reading Micromachining with a Laser
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Kiko utilizes a laser to instantly measure the height of growing kids
While it may not rate way up there on a list of life’s annoyances, measuring a child’s height in the traditional wall-marking fashion can be a tad fiddly. That’s where the Kiko comes in, as it uses a laser to do the job quickly and easily.Continue Read… Continue reading Kiko utilizes a laser to instantly measure the height of growing kids
A MiniDisc Optical Head Has A Few Surprises Up Its Sleeve
There was an odd era at the start of the 1990s when CDs had taken the lead from vinyl in pre-recorded music, but for consumer recordable formats the analogue cassette …read more Continue reading A MiniDisc Optical Head Has A Few Surprises Up Its Sleeve
Old Printer Becomes Direct Laser Lithography Machine
What does it take to make your own integrated circuits at home? It’s a question that relatively few intrepid hackers have tried to answer, and the answer is usually something …read more Continue reading Old Printer Becomes Direct Laser Lithography Machine
Glass360Dgree tech heats transparent objects to gauge their shape
Robots and other automated systems have always had trouble visually gauging the 3D shape of transparent objects, like those made of glass. A new system addresses that problem, by using a laser to quickly heat such items.Continue ReadingCategory: Scienc… Continue reading Glass360Dgree tech heats transparent objects to gauge their shape
Firing lasers at the Moon to detect early-universe gravitational waves
A team of European researchers has suggested that the Moon’s orbit could be used as a gigantic detector for gravitational waves – ripples in the very fabric of spacetime itself. These waves, much smaller than those that existing detectors can pick up, … Continue reading Firing lasers at the Moon to detect early-universe gravitational waves
Spark Plug and Plumbing Parts Bring Nitrogen Laser Under Control
When it comes to high-speed, high-voltage switching, there are a wealth of components to choose from — MOSFETS, thyristors, IGBTs, and even vacuum tubes like thyratrons. But who needs all …read more Continue reading Spark Plug and Plumbing Parts Bring Nitrogen Laser Under Control
Record-setting hybrid atom array could power quantum computer RAM and CPU
Researchers at the University of Chicago have demonstrated a key technology that could help scale up quantum computers, and used it to create a model with a record-breaking 512 qubits. The team combined atoms of two elements into an array, so that one … Continue reading Record-setting hybrid atom array could power quantum computer RAM and CPU
Spectrometer Detects Chemicals by Zapping Samples With a Laser Beam
Here at Hackaday, we love projects that result in useful lab equipment for a fraction of the cost of professional gear. [Lorenz], over at Advanced Tinkering, built his own instrument …read more Continue reading Spectrometer Detects Chemicals by Zapping Samples With a Laser Beam
High-Power Laser Salvaged from Headlights
[DiodeGoneWild]’s latest video lives up to the name. He takes apart a laser headlight to recover a pretty powerful blue laser. You can see the video, below. The headlights work …read more Continue reading High-Power Laser Salvaged from Headlights