Raydiance raises $20M for lasers, lasers everywhere
Laser maker Raydiance has picked up $20 million more in its quest to manufacture lasers for everyday commercial use in medicine, manufacturing, energy and other fields.
Raydiance’s lasers are a type called ultrashort pulse (USP) lasers, which pulse light on the femtosecond time scale — a method that can help keep excess heat from building up, thus preventing damage to surrounding material. But the company’s real innovation, it claims, is in making lasers easier to acquire… Continue Reading
Where are they now: Barry Schuler and his laser
Bond: [glances up........]
Goldfinger: You are looking at an industrial laser which emits an extraordinary light, not to be found in nature. It can project a spot on the moon – or, at closer range, cut through solid metal. I will show you.
Or maybe Raydiance will. We’ve been watching as former AOL Chief Executive Barry Schuler’s latest start-up tries to turn a military-grade laser into a commercial product: a device more powerful than the fireworks you’re missing by… Continue Reading