Laser Gold: The Preferred Finish for the Oscars and NASA Spacecraft

NEW YORK, May 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — When top organizations are thinking about how gold can help enhance a project, they are turning to Laser Gold© to solve thermal control problems and enhance performance. Whether it be NASA's desire for 99% infrared reflectivity or the Oscars® need to make the finish on these historic statuettes […]

This Year's Oscars® Made With Same Laser Gold® Plating Process Used in NASA Spacecraft

100-year-old Brooklyn-based Epner Technology supplies gold plating for awards NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is fulfilling the task of returning the world-recognized statuette to its roots as a true art object. Epner Technology has done gold plating on bronze castings for such renowned artists as Mathew Barney […]

Laser Gold Goes to the Moon Helping Understand Dark Matter

Unique plating process maintains thermal stability of retro reflector NEW YORK, March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Dark Matter is a mystery; so named since it is known only by its effect by bending light rays from distant galaxies.  Dark Energy is another mystery so named since it is known only by the observation of the acceleration […]

Next Generation Gold Coating Helps Gas "Sniffers" Track Down Greenhouse Gases

Two Unique Plating Techniques Combine to Boost IR Gas Sensor and YAG Laser Performance NEW YORK, July 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — A new process that combines a gold plating technique developed for the Space Program's YAG Laser Pump Cavities with the age-old manufacturing technique of electroforming, is now dramatically increasing the sensitivity of infrared gas […]