The Laser Institute of America LasersToday.com Weekly Wrap-Up aggregates industry news, conference updates, and LIA happenings. Here is the latest: Laser Industry News This week, Lasers Today featured a guest blog discussing additive manufacturing using hot wire and powder processes. The post gives an in-depth overview of laser cladding, powder cladding, hot & cold wire […]
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Unparalleled Laser Innovations Mark the 35th Edition of ICALEO
Laser Institute of America’s annual meeting of academia and industry highlighted new developments in laser technology and provided a platform for global networking FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ORLANDO, FL, NOVEMBER 8, 2016 — Over 400 attendees from 20 countries gathered from October 16-20, 2016 at the Sheraton® San Diego in San Diego, CA, for the 2016 […]
How Lasers Helped Researchers Detect Gravitational Waves
For the first time, scientists were able to detect the existence of gravitational waves. These waves, or “ripples in space-time,” were first predicted in Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Over 100 years later, with the help of laser technology, the prediction has proven to be true. The waves were detected by LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave […]