Orlando, FL, Oct. 2, 2015 – In celebration of Manufacturing Day 2015, Laser Institute of America will host a virtual event as part of an effort to change people’s perceptions about today’s manufacturing environment and draw attention to the outstanding opportunities that laser manufacturing can provide. LIA’s virtual event will consist of 4 presentations that […]
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ICALEO 2015: Advances in Revolutionary Laser Research
By Geoff Giordano When Silke Pflueger attended her first ICALEO® in San Diego in the 1990s, she was a bit overwhelmed by having to give a talk about her work. “The first presentation is scary,” she recalls. But that initial involvement has led Pflueger all the way to serving as congress general chair of ICALEO, […]
EdgeWave Founder Keming Du Wins 2015 Schawlow Award
By: Geoff Giordano ORLANDO, FL, Aug. 12, 2015 — With more than 70 patents or patent applications and more than 100 published works in a career spanning three decades, EdgeWave founder Dr. Keming Du is being honored as the Laser Institute of America’s 2015 Arthur L. Schawlow Award winner. The Schawlow Award recognizes the recipient’s longstanding record of […]
Laser Safety Community Focused on Safeguarding Consumers Who Are Attending Light Shows and Acquiring Pointers
By Geoff Giordano With plenty of summer left to enjoy, it is appropriate to remind revelers to be aware when attending outdoor laser demonstrations or using handheld laser pointers. More and more handheld laser pointers are being sold to consumers and tourists — especially online — and they often exceed the output power listed on the […]
LIA Spreads the Word on Laser Safety in Dallas
By Andrew Morrison As LIA’s sales and client representative, I travel to a lot of conferences to connect with our partners and learn about new companies. My latest trip took me to Dallas for the Safety 2015 conference by the American Society of Safety Engineers. Almost all the interest at our booth regarded our laser […]