Traditionally, welding has been limited to materials that share similar properties, so it's tough to make even aluminum and steel join forces. But now, scientists from Heriot-Watt University are ...

Packaging solar cells via glass-glass welding A Chinese-Japanese research team has developed a new laser technology for the micro-welding of transparent and hard materials for solar cell packaging.

Scientists from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, have welded glass and metal together using an ultrafast laser system, in what they are describing as "a breakthrough for the manufacturing ...

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fonon Corporation, a multi-market holding company, R&D center, equipment designer and manufacturer of advanced laser material processing systems for subtractive and ...

Achieving economical, high-quality laser-welding of glass has long posed a major challenge for materials processors, according industrial laser and toolmaker Trumpf. But now the laser specialist has ...

Scientists from Heriot-Watt University have welded glass and metal together using an ultrafast laser system, in a breakthrough for the manufacturing industry. Various optical materials such as quartz, ...

A proof-of-concept study conducted by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Trumpf Inc., found that the use of femtosecond lasers to form ...

"At Primoceler, we constantly expand technological boundaries," said Ville Hevonkorpi, Primoceler's managing director. "We were the first to weld glass to glass, glass to silicon and now sapphire to ...

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have developed a revolutionary new technique to weld glass to metal. They are using an ultrafast laser system to create tiny "balls of lightning" inside the ...

The new welding process could transform the manufacturing sector, doing away with the need for adhesives, as well as increase durability and offer more design flexibility. The process would also have ...

TAMPERE, Finland, Aug. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Primoceler (http://www.primoceler.com), a microfabrication company specializing in laser micro welding and scribing of ...