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Cut Curiously Precise Holes With Femto-Lasers

Posted by timothy on from the just-wanted-to-say-femto dept.

paymenow points out "this story at Science News Online about femto-lasers and how their novel 'cutting physics' allows much more precision than previous lasers. The technology is now finding applications in various industries including, biotech, automotive and laser eye surgery."

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  1. Re:Cool use for diabetics and hospitals by GigsVT · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There is sort of an inherent problem with that. If the hole is too small to even hit any nerve endings, it's probably too small to let blood cells through.

    As it is, when my late grandmother was getting up in years, we had to prick her like three times with the heavy setting on the lanclet just to get blood.

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