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Laser system creates grease-repellent metal surfaces January 19, 2021 // By Nick Flaherty The €5m Lampas European high-power laser project has teamed with Bosch to create a textured metal surface that repels grease and bacteria. A European photonics research project is working with Bosch on a high power laser system for creating grease-repellent textured metal surfaces on an industrial scale. The €5m LAMpAS (Laser structuring with Multiscale Periodic feature size...

New Laser System to Create Grease-Repellent Metal Surfaces Written by AZoOpticsJan 19 2021 The end of scrubbing ovens and home appliances with chemicals or heat could soon be in sight, thanks to a new high-power laser system being developed to put ‘self-cleaning’, grease-repellent, and antibacterial properties into sheet metal. Teaming up with appliance giant Bosch, the European photonics consortium behind the laser system could soon see their technology create fluid-repellent surfaces fitt...