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Space-Based Infrared Satellite Provides Missile Warning System

Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully mated the spacecraft bus and the payload for the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) satellite.

20 Sep 2007

New Guidance System to Defeat Targets Close to Civilian Assets and Friendly Forces

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today unveiled the DAGR? a system developed with company funding to defeat targets close to civilian assets and friendly forces due to its precise accuracy and ability to minimize collateral damage. DAGR is a semi-active laser guidance kit that adapts to 2.75-inch/70mm rockets to provide guided-rocket performance comparable to that of the precision-strike laser-guided HELLFIRE II?missile.

20 Sep 2007

Cosmetology and Trichology Courses Offered by India-based Institute of Cosmetic and Laser Surgery

I.C.L.S courses can be done by all graduates who have a keen interest in cosmetology profession as a career. I.C.L.S courses are offered in computerized and modular pattern to suit individual need.

20 Sep 2007

A Light Source 10 Billion Times Brighter than the Sun Could Be Used to Illuminate Hidden Content in Ancient Works

The technique employs Britain's new facility, the Diamond synchrotron, and could be used on works such as the Dead Sea Scrolls or musical scores by Bach.

20 Sep 2007

Can Honey Improve Your Eyesight?

If you sit for long hours before computers and want to improve your eyesight, then mix two teaspoons of honey with carrot juice and consume regularly. According to a research conducted by Ms Madeep Kaur, of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Samrala in Punjab, there are plenty of home remedies from honey and improvement of the eyesight is one such cure.

20 Sep 2007

Australian Pilots Under Laser Fire

AUSTRALIA'S largest airline pilot body has called for a national, unified bid to end the dangerous practice of aiming laser lights at aircraft as the number of reported cases escalates.

20 Sep 2007

Adaptive Optics Technologies Targeted at Bioimaging Applications

Three adaptive optics technologies available from Imagine Optic have been packaged together into a kit targeted at bioimaging applications.

20 Sep 2007

Faster Internet Speeds Available for Homes and Businesses in Sitka

Integrated communications provider Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc (ACS), has announced its fibre optic expansion and network equipment upgrade project in Sitka, has been completed.

20 Sep 2007

Laser Technology used in Fire Extinguisher Training

The BullsEye fire extinguisher training system uses laser technology to simulate the discharge of a dry chemical extinguisher for use in OSHA-mandated training.

20 Sep 2007

Boeing's Raygun Jumbo Jet

Senators are planning to cut budgets for the space interceptor portion of the controversial US missile defence programme, according to reports. However, it appears that a complementary scheme to blast enemy ICBMs shortly after takeoff using a giant laser cannon mounted in a jumbo jet will be fully funded.

20 Sep 2007

Radio Waves Offers New Possibility into Smaller and Simpler Equipment

Visible and ultraviolet laser light has been used for years to cool trapped atoms--and more recently larger objects--by reducing the extent of their thermal motion.

20 Sep 2007

New Laser Eye Surgery Device Designed to Improve Current Treatment for Glaucoma

Experts are testing a new laser eye surgery device that is designed to improve upon the current treatment for glaucoma.

20 Sep 2007

Sports Broadcasts Enhanced by an All-Digital Mational Fiber-Optic Network

HTN Communications, headquartered in New York City, has announced the launch of an all-digital national fiber-optic network designed to transport enhanced sports programming throughout the United States. The network, available to broadcasters, is expected to be ready in time for the start of the 2007-2008 NHL and NBA seasons.

19 Sep 2007

Fiber to the Home Network Available in France

The cooperative service provider, La Communauté d'Agglomération du Havre (CODAH), selected ACOME to deploy a fiber to the home (FTTH) network in Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France. The network will include a "catastrophe information" service to inform residents of any accidents in Seveso, a classified industrial zone.

19 Sep 2007

Great News for Children with "Lazy Eye"

British researchers say youngsters may not need to wear an eye patch 12 hours a day, as is currently recommended, to treat the condition. Instead, wearing the patch just three to four hours a day over a period of three m...

19 Sep 2007

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