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New EOLAD Combines Night Vision Compatible Holographic Sight with Aiming Laser

US Night Vision Corp. Aftermarket weapon mounted accessories for tactical rifles and shotguns now cover a wide range of optical/electronic sights, illumination systems and aiming lasers. Matter of fact, there are so many potentially useful CQB add-on accessories that an operator’s weapon can become “over-loaded” with these items, thereby losing some of its effectiveness due to excessive weight.

2 Nov 2007

New Retina Regeneration Therapy to be Presented by Ellex

Ellex Medical Lasers Limited, a global leader in the design and manufacture of ophthalmic laser and ultrasound systems, announced today that the initial results of treating patients with Retina Regeneration Therapy (Ellex 2RT(TM)) will be presented by Peter Hamilton MD, FRCOph at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, which takes place November 10-13, in New Orleans.

1 Nov 2007

Nikon Launches the Latest Eclipse Ti Inverted Microscope Series

Nikon Instruments, Inc. today announced the launch of its latest inverted microscope series, the Eclipse Ti. Available in three models, the new Ti offers improved system speed, increased flexibility and efficient multi-mode microscopy as part of a fully-integrated microscope system that is ideal for high-end research and live cell imaging.

1 Nov 2007

Microsemi Increase New Backlight Inverters for Powering Displays

Microsemi Corporation, a leading manufacturer of analog and mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, has announced the addition of two new series to its benchmark portfolio of backlight inverters for powering displays that use a single cold cathode fluorescent lamp.

1 Nov 2007

Momentive Expand Portfolio to Support Growing LED Packaging and Assembly Companies

Momentive Performance Materials, a leading manufacturer of custom heat-cured elastomers, liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and RTV adhesives, today announced an expansion of its InvisiSil LED (light emitting diode) encapsulants and Glob Top encapsulants portfolios to support the increasing need for advanced silicone technologies in LED packaging.

1 Nov 2007

New User-Friendly Website Created by Fibre-Optic Association

Designed to assist users of fibre-optic communications systems, the Fibre-Optic Association's (FOA's) new website is designed to help these very users plan and install fibre-optic communications systems. The FOA is currently working to fill a void in the information available about fibre-optics.

1 Nov 2007

New Microspot Fractional Laser Improves on Traditional CO2 Lasers

In meeting the needs of dermatologists seeking less-painful and quicker-healing laser procedure, LASERING USA of San Ramon, California, announces the immediate availability of its new MiXto SX CO2 for laser skin resurfacing and rejuvenation. By employing an innovative "quadrant" fractional laser technology and a more tightly focused beam, the MiXto SX laser delivers uniform tissue ablation to the deep dermis causing immediate contraction and tissue tightening.

1 Nov 2007

Let There Be Light - New Magnet Design

Engineers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University have successfully tested a groundbreaking new magnet design that could literally shed new light on nanoscience and semiconductor research.

1 Nov 2007

Veeco Announced the Purchase of Two MOCVD Systems by Chinese OptoElectronics Manufacturer

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced today that two recently purchased TurboDisc(R) E450(TM) As/P Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems are being used by Xiamen Sanan OptoElectronics of Xiamen, China to expand their capacity of red, yellow and orange (ROY) high brightness light emitting diodes (HB-LEDs).

From Veeco 1 Nov 2007

New Tunable-Diode Laser Gas Analyzer Technology to Prevent Catastrophic Ice Formation

The presence of even trace amounts of H2O moisture or CO2 can threaten the integrity of processing equipment during compression and liquefaction of the natural gas due to ice formation. Carbon dioxide (CO2) or moisture (H2O) measurements can be used as a leading indicator of breakthrough, but in either case, it is essential to have very fast moisture analyzer to improve the life of the desiccant while maintaining product quality.

1 Nov 2007

FDA Approves New Glaucoma Drug

Allergan, Inc has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its new glaucoma combo drug Combigan (brimonidine tartrate / timolol maleate). The ophthalmic solution contains 0.2% alpha adrenergic agonist and 0.5% beta receptor inhibitor. It is indicated for reduction of increased intraocular pressure in glaucoma.

1 Nov 2007

Net Insight Receives Order From Communications Company For Significant US Media Network

Net Insight has received the first order from HTN Communications for a Nimbra based network for enhanced sports programming across the United States.

1 Nov 2007

Blood-Borne Diseases Like AIDS Can Be Destroyed by Fine-Tuning Lasers

Physicists in Arizona State University have designed a revolutionary laser technique which can destroy viruses and bacteria such as AIDS without damaging human cells and may also help reduce the spread of hospital infections such as MRSA.

1 Nov 2007

Zecotek Commence Commercial Production of Micro-Pixel Avalanche Photo Diodes

Zecotek Medical Systems Inc. today announced that the Malaysian Institute for Micro-electronics Systems (MIMOS), Malaysia's premier center for advanced micro-electronics technology and manufacturing based in Kuala Lumpur, has successfully completed the first commercial production run of the company's new-generation Micro-pixel Avalanche Photo Diodes (MAPD) solid-state photo detectors.

1 Nov 2007

Large Hadron Collider, The Largest Scientific Experiment Ever Attempted

International researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), in Geneva, Switzerland, will soon embark on one of science's greatest adventures. With its very high energy, previously seen only in cosmic rays, the particle collider will probe the inner structure of matter at distances ten times smaller than any previous experiments.

1 Nov 2007