Engineering
Skoltech researchers have used a 3D printer to fabricate samples of bronze-steel alloys previously unknown to materials science and investigated their mechanical characteristics. Blending the distinct properties of bronze ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Engineering
Additive manufacturing of tools using a laser powder bed fusion process offers a great number of advantages: It is economical, precise and allows for customized solutions. That said, it can be difficult to determine the optimal ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Silicon (Si) has been the focus of the semiconductor industry and the modern electronic industry for the last half-century. However, its surface properties remain a mystery.
Dec 7, 2022
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Engineering
Sandblasting—that was yesterday. Laser beams can now clean and structure surfaces more precisely and cost-effectively and in more environmentally friendly ways than conventional systems. The Fraunhofer Institute for Material ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Engineering
An example of hybrid technology in its purest form has been developed and built by the Fraunhofer ILT for the DVS research project KoaxHybrid. In Aachen, the institute engineers have developed a new optical system with glass ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Engineering
Whether in photosynthesis or in a photovoltaic system: If you want to use light efficiently, you have to absorb it as completely as possible. However, this is difficult if the absorption is to take place in a thin layer of ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Engineering
Powder-based laser beam melting (LPPF) is probably the best-known AM process and has great potential for industrial applications. But how can the limited range of materials for this process be circumvented and the market ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Engineering
NIMS and Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering have succeeded in fabricating a nickel single crystal with only a very few crystalline defects by irradiating nickel powder with a large-radius, flat-top laser beam ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Software
Vibrations during 3D printing either slow down the process or warp the parts, but new software could enable manufacturers to keep up the speed without sacrificing accuracy.
May 17, 2022
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Engineering
Free-space optical (FSO) communications has the potential for wide use in the license-free, interference-free transmission of data in unenclosed areas. By using laser beams to propagate through an open-air medium, FSO transmission ...
May 7, 2021
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