Nikon and 4JET Announce Joint Development Program
Nikon Corporation (Nikon) today announced a joint development agreement with the 4JET Group (4JET), pioneers in the use of pulsed laser radiation for ablation and modification of surfaces, to accelerate innovation and deployment of laser-based riblet technology. Riblet technology is inspired by the small grooves on the skin of a shark that help the fish travel more efficiently through the water. Riblet processing uses lasers to create customized micro-structures on an object or surface th...