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IMAGE: First lab tests in 2019 of the LUCA device at ICFO research center in Barcelona. Dr. Mattia Squarcia tests the probe on a healthy patient to see the performance of. view more
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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 fitted inside the next generation of dishwashers or fridges.
Scrubbing worktops, unblocking your dishwasher, or fatbergs building up in our sewers could be a thing of the past, thanks to new laser technology for structuring metallic surfaces, currently being developed by a European photonics consortium.