What new laser printing technique can accomplish (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

What new laser printing technique can accomplish

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A laser beam converted to an optical vortex can perform laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) of ferrite nanoparticles resulting in twisted single crystals corresponding to the rotation of the vortex.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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