December 2012/January 2013

Rob Coppinger finds a way round a fear of needles by replacing them with laser beams

As delicate as optics are, the processes used to smooth their surfaces are
rough. Rob Coppinger examines how computer control and special fluids
are making the difference

Rob Coppinger finds that average power of ultrafast lasers is getting higher

From measuring air and water quality using spectroscopy to gauging wind speed with lidar, Greg Blackman investigates how photonics technology is gathering environmental data in the field

For 40 years, JK Lasers has been developing industrial lasers around the world, as Warren Clark discovers