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Increasing Implementation of Laser Drilling in Oil and Gas Exploration May Favor Laser Processing Market

Increasing implementation of high-cost laser drilling in oil and gas exploration fields is expected to replace conventional techniques, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. As a result, reducing the drilling costs can make the uneconomic oil deposits commercially viable, which may favorably impact the laser processing market.

24 Nov 2014

Installation of New Free-Electron X-ray Laser SwissFEL to get Underway in 2015

Researchers from PSI have spent the last four years developing key technologies for the X-ray laser SwissFEL and subjecting them to the acid test in the injector test facility. Now that the development programme has drawn to a close, the installation of the new large-scale research facility is due to get underway in early 2015.

24 Nov 2014

LiDAR Laser System Discovers Hidden Roman Gold Mining Network

Hidden under the vegetation and crops of the Eria Valley, in León (Spain), there is a gold mining network created by the Romans two thousand years ago, as well as complex hydraulic works, such as river diversions, to divert water to the mines of the precious metal. Researchers from the University of Salamanca made the discovery from the air with an airborne laser teledetection system.

21 Nov 2014

Northrop Grumman Debuts Viper 2.1 Laser for Directed Infrared Countermeasure Systems

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Laser Systems business unit has announced its new Viper™ 2.1 laser, featuring a form factor and interface for use on all directed infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) systems.

20 Nov 2014

MACOM to Acquire Leading Provider of Indium Phosphide Lasers

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (MACOM), a leading supplier of high performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BinOptics Corporation, a leading merchant provider of Indium Phosphide lasers for Data Centers, Mobile Backhaul, Silicon Photonics and Access Networks, in an all-cash transaction valued at $230 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.

20 Nov 2014

Laser Spine Institute Opens New Facility in Cleveland

Laser Spine Institute, the leader in minimally invasive spine surgery, opened the doors today to its new facility in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The Cleveland region contains more than one million people with neck and back pain, according to the National Institutes of Health, The Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States. The new center will address this need by providing greater access to minimally invasive spine care procedures throughout the surrounding region.

18 Nov 2014