University of Bordeaux

Femtosecond laser bursts drill crack-free holes in glass

By Lisa McDonald / January 27, 2023

Femtosecond lasers have led to great advances in micromachining capabilities, including for glass technologies. Now, researchers in France demonstrated the potential of a modified femtosecond laser approach based on burst pulses to drill crack-free holes in glass.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / January 4, 2023

Brittle concrete walls, glass microdrilling, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 4, 2023.

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‘A journey in the field of ceramic matrix composites’—Roger Naslain

By Eileen De Guire / June 29, 2016

Michael Presby, a Ph.D. student from the University of Akron (Ohio) reflects on what he learned from Roger Naslain’s presentation (University of Bordeaux, France), which highlighted five key steps in the field of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) that where significant milestones in the development and optimization of CMCs and their properties.

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