Today we're (micro)-machining glass with a fiber laser. Using a copper sulfate solution, we can etch glass with a pulsed laser like the relatively common Nd:YAG fiber lasers. The CuSO4 solution ...

As long as you temper your expectations, there’s plenty of material to cut with your 40 watt CO 2 laser or at least engrave—just not glass; that’s a tough one. Or is it? According to ...

The CO2 laser cutter is a very versatile tool, capable of cutting and etching a wide range ... used to deposit a thick layer of silver and glass particles 1 um or less in size.

For cutting soft materials like wood, cardboard, paper, leather and acrylic, a diode laser cutter will work well. CO2 laser cutters: These work by sending an electrical current through a glass ...

Each year, it's estimated that over a billion birds are lost due to collisions with glass. In response, architects, ...

Laser cutting is the use of a high-powered laser ... acrylic plastics as well as on some metals and glass. It's useful to remember that it's possible to cut out and etch within the same project.