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Laser Manufacturing of Microfluidic Devices
Laser Manufacturing of Microfluidic Devices
Microfluidics is the field of science and engineering that involves itself with fluids at a sub-millimeter scale. Many biological, chemical, and physical processes either occur or can be simulated at such ...
Silicon Photonic Circuits for Optical Interconnects and All Optical Processing
Silicon Photonic Circuits for Optical Interconnects and All Optical Processing
Silicon photonics is the technology of using optical processing components made of silicon itself, rather than other materials. Electronic interconnects with copper contribute to high power consumption and ...
Nonlinear Effects Using Slow Light With Integrated Photonics
Nonlinear Effects Using Slow Light With Integrated Photonics
Light travels at the speed of around 186,000 miles per second. This tremendous speed has enabled us to use light for telecommunication systems with low losses. Engineers are constantly driven to develop ...
Photonic Crystal Fibers for Sensing Applications
Photonic Crystal Fibers for Sensing Applications
Crystals are periodic structures in space. They are used in the electronics industry to control and manipulate electrons. These structures create energy gaps by allowing only electrons with certain ...
Optimizing 3D Body Scanning for Research and Industry
Optimizing 3D Body Scanning for Research and Industry
3D body scanning lends itself to a wide variety of fields. Healthcare professionals can use body scans to make 3D printed prosthetics, animation studios can use body scans for highly-accurate portraits, ...
Two-Photon Polymerization of Cellular Scaffolds
Two-Photon Polymerization of Cellular Scaffolds
In many tissue engineering experiments, a form of support is required to promote cell growth. Three dimensional scaffolds provide an artificial extracellular matrix, attachment sites for cells, support for ...
Combination Laser Processing of Nickel-Chromium Alloys
Combination Laser Processing of Nickel-Chromium Alloys
Developments in combination laser processing techniques have the potential to improve the manufacturing of metal parts. Researchers at the University of Basque Country proposed a combination of Laser Metal ...
Neural Networks for Real-Time Sensing of Particle Pollution
Neural Networks for Real-Time Sensing of Particle Pollution
The Impact of Particle Pollution Environmental pollution is directly linked to a long list of health problems including asthma, decreased lung function, and cardiovascular disease. A study conducted by a ...
3D Bioprinting: Better Hope for Organ Transplants
3D Bioprinting: Better Hope for Organ Transplants
In 1984, Charles Hull placed the first building block of 3D printing technology: stereolithography. This early technique used lasers to bind polymers together in a predetermined design. Engineers used a ...
Applications of Infrared Sensors
Applications of Infrared Sensors
From night vision cameras to powerful telescopes, the range of applications involving infrared technology is vast. In the previous article, we covered the basics of infrared technology and the types of ...