Author of the article: Lauren Boothby Publishing date: Aug 03, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 2 minute read • Michel Gauthier, research associate and chief engineer, demonstrates a nanosecond laser micromachining station at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton Tuesday Aug. 3, 2021. Medical device developers now have access to $1.5 million in new laser-based microfabrication equipment at the University of Alberta's Smart Technology Innovations. Photo by David Bloom Photo by David Bloom David Bloom /David Bloom/Postmedia Article content The University of Alberta hopes a new set of $1.5-million laser equipment capable of making microscopic cuts and welds will lead to big innovations in health and medical technology in Western Canada.