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Bone machining: changing the laser energy distribution
Until now, surgical lasers could only cut bone very superficially. By changing the energy distribution in the laser beam, researchers are now able to achieve significantly deeper cuts than before, shown here on a bovine bone. Credit: University of Basel, Catherine Weyer.
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