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New High-Power Diode Laser Delivers Best Efficiency

DILAS, the diode laser company, introduces the only commercially available high-power diode laser arrays operating at 1940nm with wall plug efficiencies of >10%.

26 Jan 2008

Transmitting Signal via Separate Group of Light has Potential of Being Cheaper

This technique transmits each TV, telephone and Internet signal via a separate group of light rays through the optical fibre cable. Such a technology has not yet been marketed. Yet in the ideal situation it could be applied in a glass or polymer fibre, has the potential of being cheap, and transmits all information without disruption.

24 Jan 2008

Lenses Made with Senofilcon A Help Wearers Avoid Contact Lens Dropout

New research suggests that a novel silicone hydrogel material could help keep contact lens wearers from discarding their contacts due to discomfort caused by feelings of dryness, the most commonly reported reason people discontinue contact lens wear.

24 Jan 2008

Combining Portrait Plasma with Fractionated Lasers

When it comes to the aging eye area, going under the knife is no longer the only option. According to the American Academy of Facial and Plastic Surgery, surgeons are seeing a more educated patient who is interested in non-surgical options to obtain the best results. One of the most requested aesthetic treatments is wrinkle reduction and tightening around the eyes and the excess tissue of the upper eyelid. For patients who experience sagging, droopy eye lids, wrinkles and puffiness, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) is no longer the only option to obtain a more youthful eye area.

24 Jan 2008

Alternative to Tape-Based Photoluminescent Safety Products

Defense Holdings, Inc. (DHi) announced that the New York City Department of Buildings has formally granted a Materials and Equipment Acceptance (MEA) number to the company's breakthrough AfterGloTM High Performance Photoluminescent Green safety paint.

24 Jan 2008

New Family of Very High Brightness Single Emitter Laser Engine Chips

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation lasers, has announced the Power Core 808, a new family of very high brightness, single emitter laser engine chips that are easily customized to a wide variety of optics applications.

24 Jan 2008

Intense Announces Expansion of High Power QCW Arrays

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation lasers, has announced an expansion of the Hermes family of high power QCW (quasi-continuous wave) arrays at Photonics West 2008.

24 Jan 2008

Intense Releases High Power Fiber-Coupled Laser Modules

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation lasers, has announced the Power Pack 630 high power, fiber-coupled laser modules at Photonics West 2008.

24 Jan 2008

OGI Launches USB Laser Marker

OGI Systems Ltd. the world leading company in technological solutions for the diamond industry is honored to announce the launch of its new USB LASER MARKER, one more product from the Plug 'n' Play USB technology that OGI is so specialized in.

24 Jan 2008

10 Emerging Trends in Technology

Deloitte has released a study identifying 10 emerging trends in technology.

24 Jan 2008

Unique Electron Microscope - The First of Its Kind in the World

A unique electron microscope, the first of its kind in the world, was unveiled yesterday at the STFC Daresbury Laboratory in Warrington.

24 Jan 2008

Camera Designed to Take High-Quality Color Pictures in Confined Spaces

What if swallowing a pill with a camera could detect the earliest signs of cancer? The tiny camera is designed to take high-quality, color pictures in confined spaces. Such a device could find warning signs of esophageal cancer, the fastest growing cancer in the United States.

24 Jan 2008

New Camera Destines to Push Boundaries of Creativity

Let your creative juices flow with Canon Australia's new EOS 450D digital SLR camera.

24 Jan 2008

Lenses Add New Levels of Super Telephoto Performance to EOS System

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the launch of two new telephoto lenses for use with its EOS SLR cameras: the EF200mm f/2L IS USM and the EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM, the world's longest focal length lens with an Optical Image Stabilizer system.

24 Jan 2008

Camera Embeds Barcode Data into High-Resolution Images

Ricoh Americas today introduced the Ricoh 500SE Digital Camera with integrated barcode scanning capabilities. Designed for barcode-based workflows that require high-quality images, the 500SE provides an easy to use all-in-one ruggedized solution that overcomes the image quality shortfalls of alternative systems.

24 Jan 2008