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Laser Treatment for MDF

Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have devised a way of using a laser that transforms MDF giving it a surface finish that looks like some of the most expensive wood grains.

10 Mar 2008

Providing New Level of Precision for World’s Most Widely Used Glaucoma Perimeter

Carl Zeiss Meditec, a leader in glaucoma care, announced the release of the Humphrey Field Analyzer II-i (HFA II-i) with new Guided Progression Analysis(TM) (GPA) software that accurately determines the stage of disease.

8 Mar 2008

Educational Program Shines the Light on Cutting-Edge Laser Research

The world's top laser experts will gather in Kissimmee, Fla., to share innovations in lasers and emerging technologies at the 28th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY (ASLMS).

6 Mar 2008

World's Most Accurate Clock

An atomic clock that uses an aluminum atom to apply the logic of computers to the peculiarities of the quantum world now rivals the world's most accurate clock, based on a single mercury atom. Both clocks are at least 10 times more accurate than the current U.S. time standard.

6 Mar 2008

LIDAR Technology for Wind Energy Applications

Wind energy is currently regarded as the most important source of renewable energy. The optimal operation of the newest generation of large wind turbines is possible through the reliable measurement of the wind inflow characteristics.

6 Mar 2008

Free Vision Correction Surgery for Spinal Cord Injury Patients

A Dawsonville, GA man who was left paralyzed from an auto accident 13 years ago is now living without his glasses thanks to Dr. George O. Waring, M.D., a surgeon at InView, a leading laser surgery center in Atlanta, GA.

5 Mar 2008

Ultrafast Electron Microscopy Reveals Switchable Nanochannels in Materials

Microscopic fissures in a tiny crystal open and close-on command. Researchers led by Ahmed H. Zewail successfully used ultrafast electron microscopy (UEM) to observe nanoscopic structures at their "exercises", as they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie. Such switchable nanochannels could be useful for future nanoelectronics and nanoscopic "machines".

5 Mar 2008

More Than 95 Percent of LASIK Patients are Satisfied with Their New Vision

Worldwide, an average 95.4 percent of LASIK patients are satisfied with their new vision, according to the first review of the world body of scientific literature, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) announced today.

5 Mar 2008

Latest Laser-Based Technology for Law Enforcement Applications

Laser Atlanta and MPH Industries (MPH) today announced that MPH will market Laser Atlanta’s SpeedLaser® LIDAR speed detection products to law enforcement in the U.S. Laser Atlanta is the developer of the original SpeedLaser technology, and MPH is among the largest manufacturers of police RADAR and mobile video systems, supplying law enforcement agencies worldwide.

4 Mar 2008

Study Indicates Excimer Laser is Effective in Treating Psoriasis

PhotoMedex, Inc. a leader in the development of proprietary excimer laser and fiber optic systems as well as techniques directed toward dermatological applications, today announced the results of a pilot study indicating that the use of the company’s XTRAC Excimer Laser is effective in treating patients with moderate to severe cases of psoriasis.

4 Mar 2008