futuris Lasers to imitate lizards! How reptiles and bugs are boosting innovation "Futuris" has been finding out how researchers are managing to reproduce the exceptional properties of the skin of certain animals 21/05/2018
world news Tattooed cucumbers in the fight against plastic A distributor of fruits and vegetables has found a way to burn ‘organic’ labels onto produce to replace stickers or plastic wrapping. Dutch firm 12/09/2017
United Kingdom Pilots demand laser ban after UK flight incident The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) is calling for tougher legislation to crackdown on the use of lasers after a laser beam forced a 15/02/2016
hi-tech Laser scanning trees Trees do the vital job of absorbing carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming, and producing oxygen. But at the moment, the only way to 26/01/2015
hi-tech Laser technology gives priceless Vatican artworks a face-lift The restoration laboratory of the Vatican Museums is home to one of the largest collections of paintings and sculptures in the world. This is where 10/11/2014
hi-tech Revealed - restoring caryatids in the Acropolis Museum A caryatid is a sculpture of a woman used to replace a supporting pillar and at the Acropolis Museum in Athens they are restoring the building’s 04/06/2014
hi-tech South Africa launches new digital laser Researchers in South Africa have developed a new digital laser which they say will revolutionise laser technology. Since the first laser was 02/12/2013
innovation Quantel eyes the future of lasers Lasers are everywhere – from laptops to satellites, they are a vital part of modern life. The power and compact nature of fibre lasers means they 16/12/2011
