Laser Community issue 35

Laser Community issue 35:

• New era in beam generation: It will be possible to scan whole bridges, noninvasively inspect huge components in situ, and predict the expected life of newly produced batteries. 
• Secondary Sources: Breakthroughs in USP laser technology will provide industry and medicine with easy access to hard X-rays and high-energy particle beams.
• Microprocessing: There’s a shortage of lifesaving stents for heart patients. A startup in Minnesota has plans to change that.
• Solid-state laser: An ESA mission is looking for traces of life on Mars. Onboard: a tiny, extremely robust laser.