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World's most powerful laser fired up
Wednesday 9 April 2008 – 11:00
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have turned on the Texas Petawatt laser on March 31 for, well, a very brief period of time.
Laser creates gold aluminium
Monday 4 February 2008 – 10:20
Scientists at the University of Rochester have found a way to change the intrinsic surface properties of virtually any metal to achieve a change in color.
Lexmark touts faster, quieter, instant warm-up laser printers
Monday 23 October 2006 – 10:59
Lexmark today announced five new b/w laser printers for basic office needs that are faster, more reliable and more energy efficient than their predecessors, according to the manufacturer. There are also six new color printers targeting small businesses and enterprise workgroups.
ArF laser light source to enable production of sub-45 nm semiconductors
Thursday 6 July 2006 – 02:34
Cymer, a supplier of deep ultraviolet (DUV) laser light sources currently used in semiconductor manufacturing, today unveiled what the firm claims to be the world's first argon fluoride (ArF) laser light source for 45 nm production immersion photolithography.
Vinyl isn't dead - play old records with a laser turntable
Tuesday 23 May 2006 – 08:40
Leave it to the Japanese to take the old and neglected vinyl record albums and literally blast them into the 21st century. Japan-based ELP Corporation has released the LT-1LRC laser turntable which uses not one, not two, but five lasers to read the pits and grooves on records.

Articles & reviews

Colour Laser Printers: Fast and Affordable!*
Friday 2 February 2007 – 03:52
For two years now, manufacturers have been offering some particularly economical models, and HP has even broken new ground by launching a colour laser - the Colour LaserJet 1600 - selling for less than £200 in mass-retail chain stores.
Colour Laser Printers: Fast and Affordable!*
Thursday 22 June 2006 – 12:57
For two years now, manufacturers have been offering some particularly economical models, and HP has even broken new ground by launching a colour laser - the Colour LaserJet 2600n - selling for around £210 / under €400.
New Lexmark Color Laser Printers Surface*
Wednesday 25 April 2007 – 06:25
Per page, nearly everyone knows that laser printers are typically cheaper to run than ink-jets. To give you more variety in color laser printers, Lexmark International, Inc. has just put forth three new printer families.
Color Laser Printers at Bargain Prices*
Wednesday 17 August 2005 – 07:00
The assumption that laser printers offer a faster yet more expensive alternative compared to ink-jet printers no longer holds true all of the time. Color laser printer prices are falling fast, and their print quality is not necessarily inferior to that of ink-jet printers anymore.
The Logitech Mouse Goes Laser*
Friday 24 September 2004 – 07:00
Logitech says it has ushered in what it calls the new "laser mouse" era with the debut of the Logitech MX 1000. THG dissects both laser and mouse to see whether or not laser technology will eventually render traditional optical mice obsolete.