The Pentagon is doubling down on laser weapons research

Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and ...
The Fabricator

Smarter nesting strategies for better laser cutting performance

Years ago, programmers would fine-tune a static nest layout for laser cutting to ensure the fastest cutting, best process ...
IEEE

2D-LLFE-NVC: 2D Laser Line Feature Extraction Using Normal Vector Clustering

Abstract: This paper presents a novel 2D laser data line feature extraction algorithm based on normal vector clustering(2D-LLFE-NVC). The algorithm consists of normal vector calculation, normal ...
Land Line

Left-lane crackdown underway at state level

Lawmakers are coming after left-lane drivers. They’re not messing around. Across the country, states are cracking down on left-lane driving. The message is simple: move over or pay up. Sen. Dylan ...
IEEE

Broadband and High-Filtering-Efficiency Band-Rejection Filters Fabricated Using Femtosecond Laser Line-by-Line Technology

Abstract: We have proposed and experimentally demonstrated a broadband-adjustable band-rejection filter based on a chirped and tilted fiber Bragg grating (CTFBG). The CTFBG is fabricated using ...
ECOticias.com

Japan ups the ante in naval defense and tests a 100 kW laser weapon mounted on a 6,200-ton ship that promises “nearly infinite ammunition” against drones and mortars

Japan has moved a step closer to making science fiction real by sending a 100 kilowatt laser weapon to sea on the test ship JS Asuka. The experimental system combines ten 10 kW fiber lasers into a ...
Business Line

Youth job crisis persists despite rising education levels: Azim Premji Univ report

Persistently high levels of graduate unemployment among young people — nearly 40 per cent for those aged 15–25 and about 20 per cent for the 25–29 age group — have been flagged in a report released by ...