Birch leaves and peanuts turned into advanced laser technology

Physicists at Umeå University, in collaboration with researchers in China, have developed a laser made entirely from ...
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French-made drone laser ‘paints’ targets for long-distance strike, keeps soldiers safe

MERIO’s system moves this capability onto unmanned drones, so targets can be marked remotely and safely. According to Merio, ...
IEEE

Research on a Modbus-Based Data Acquisition System for Laser Distance Sensors

Abstract: This paper focuses on the design of a data acquisition system for the VL53L1 laser distance sensor used in the laboratory’s active reflector experimental platform. The system employs an ...
IEEE

A Wide Range Curvature Sensor Based on Fiber Ring Laser With a Long-Period Fiber Grating

Abstract: Long-period fiber grating (LPFG) is a promising curvature sensor due to its high bending sensitivity. In this article, a fiber ring laser (FRL)-based curvature sensor with an LPFG was ...
theregister

Britain eyes satellite laser warning system and carrier-launched jet drones

The UK is pressing ahead with cutting-edge defense projects, the latest including research to protect satellites from laser attack and a technology demonstrator for a jet-powered drone to operate from ...
C&EN

Flexible Laser-Induced Graphene Microelectrochemical Sensor on Sustainable Cellulosic Paper Substrate for Sensitive Detection of Uric Acid and Tyrosine in Sweat

Smart Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems (SMNEMS) Laboratory, School of Advanced Technologies, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 168449-1314, Iran ...