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SPI Lasers Announces New Investments in Facilities, Equipment and Personnel

SPI Lasers, a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber lasers, today announced new investments in facilities, equipment and personnel with respect to fiber laser applications development.

1 Apr 2009

DOE Announces Completion of World's Largest Laser

The Department of Energy today announced that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has certified the completion of the historic effort to build the world's largest laser.

1 Apr 2009

Novel Optical Technique that Permits Rapid Analysis of Single Human Immune Cells Using Only Light

Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a novel optical technique that permits rapid analysis of single human immune cells using only light.

1 Apr 2009

High Performance Multi-Sensor Imaging System that Uses High Speed Fiber-Optic Tether to Provide Real Time Imaging

Magnolia Optical Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has developed a high performance multi-sensor imaging system that uses high speed fiber-optic tether to provide real time imaging in a variety of defense applications.

1 Apr 2009

mPhase Showcases AlwaysReady Emergency Flashlight

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: XDSL.OB) showcased the AlwaysReady Emergency Flashlight on Thursday March 19 at the NanoBusiness Alliance Public Policy Tour Product Showcase in Washington, DC in the Russell Senate Office Building. The Product Showcase was the first unveiling of the AlwaysReady Emergency Flashlight.

1 Apr 2009

3M Extends Portfolio of Components for Fiber-To-The-Home Networks

3M Communication Markets Division recently introduced new fiber distribution boxes and terminals for service providers installing FTTH networks in multi-dwelling units (MDUs).

31 Mar 2009

Frost + Sullivan Recognizes Carl Zeiss Meditec for Dominating the OCT Market for Ophthalmic Applications

Frost + Sullivan recognizes Carl Zeiss Meditec with the 2009 North American Frost + Sullivan Market Leadership Award for its optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology for ophthalmic applications.

31 Mar 2009

ROHM Announces Ambient Light Sensor ICs for LCD Display Backlighting

ROHM Semiconductor today announces a new family of analog and digital Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) ICs for the efficient control of LED backlighting for LCD-equipped devices.

31 Mar 2009

Tessera Licenses OptiML Wafer-Level Optics to Qtech

Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSRA) announced today that Q Technology Limited (Qtech) has licensed Tessera's OptiML™ wafer-level optics (WLO) technology for next-generation mobile electronics. Qtech, based in China, will integrate the technology into its compact modules for cell phone and notebook computer applications.

From Tessera North America 31 Mar 2009

Light-Activated ‘Lock’ can Control Blood Clotting and Drug Delivery

A lock-like molecule designed by University of Florida chemistry researchers clasps or unclasps based on exposure to light. In laboratory tests, the chemists put the lock on an enzyme involved in blood clotting. They then exposed the enzyme to visible and ultraviolet light. The clasp opened and closed, clotting the blood or letting it flow.

30 Mar 2009

Light-Activated Antibacterial Coating New Weapon in Fight Against Hospital-Acquired Infections

A new hard coating with antibacterial properties that has been tested by researchers at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute has been shown to kill 99.9% of Escherichia coli bacteria when a white hospital light was shone on its surface to activate it.

30 Mar 2009

Study Examines Emerging Practice of Drug Delivery Systems which use Light to Activate Medications

A study published in a special issue of Photochemistry and Photobiology examines the emerging practice of drug delivery systems which use the application of light to activate medications in the body.

30 Mar 2009

New Digital Processor and Flat Panel Detector Enhance Ability to Perform Cardiac Procedures

Improving upon the success of its current X-ray technologies, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. is introducing a new addition to its InfinixTM -i cardiovascular system offering - the Infinix VF-i with mid-sized flat panel detector (FPD) and Next Generation AIP technology.

30 Mar 2009

Merck Sponsors Program for Development of Novel Semiconductor Nanoparticles Technology for Optical Applications

Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, and Yissum Research Development Company Ltd., the Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced today at the NanoIsrael conference the signing of a research and development agreement between Merck and Yissum's spin-off, QLight Nanotech Ltd., for the joint development of a novel semiconductor nanoparticle technology for a novel display application invented by Professor Uri Banin from the Institute of Chemistry and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

30 Mar 2009

Amorphous Silicon Continue to Lead the TFPV Space for Several Years to Come

According to NanoMarkets, an industry analysis firm, Amorphous silicon (a-Si) - a thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) material that has been around since the late 70s - will continue to lead the TFPV space for several years to come.

30 Mar 2009