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New Stimulated X-ray Raman Scattering Technique to Probe Molecules and Atoms

Researchers have found a new way to probe molecules and atoms with an X-ray laser, setting off cascading bursts of light that reveal precise details of what is going on inside.

12 Dec 2013

Paper on Novel Photoacoustic Imaging Technique for Detecting Thyroid Cancer Wins IEEE Award

A novel technique for detecting thyroid cancer was the topic of the Best Student Paper award at the 2013 IEEE Western New York Image Processing Workshop held on Nov. 22 at Rochester Institute of Technology.

12 Dec 2013

EcoNet’s Fiber-to-the-Distribution Point Platform Delivers 310 Mbps Aggregate Data Rate

EcoNet (HK) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MediaTek Inc. and a leader in semiconductor solutions for fixed line broadband communications, today announced a high performance FTTdp (Fiber-to-the-Distribution Point) platform to allow up to 310Mbps aggregate data rate up to a distance of 200 meters by leveraging EcoNet's superior performance of VDSL2 and PON access technologies.

12 Dec 2013

Xeleum Lighting Announces Availability of Cobalt Series High-Efficiency LED Luminaires

XeleumLighting today announced the availability of its Cobalt Series high efficiency LED light fixtures.

11 Dec 2013

Vuzix Announces Innovative Waveguide Optics Engine for Smart Glasses

Wearable Technology Expo -- Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the enterprise and consumer markets, today announced a major optical breakthrough that will dramatically improve glasses-based wearable technology.

11 Dec 2013

New Report Analyzes Chinese LED Lighting Market

China's light-emitted diode (LED) lighting market will more than double to $7.4 billion in 2017 from $3.1 billion, as ongoing urbanization, local energy savings targets, and price cuts make the technology more appealing, according to Lux Research.

11 Dec 2013

TowerJazz, Silicon Works Develop PMIC with Embedded LED Driver IC for Laptops

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and Silicon Works Co., Ltd., a leading Korean fabless company, announced today a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) with an embedded LED driver IC was developed utilizing TowerJazz’s 0.18um Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) process.

11 Dec 2013

NASA's IRIS Helps Study Explosive Phenomena in Sun’s Interface Region in Detail

The region located between the surface of the sun and its atmosphere has been revealed as a more violent place than previously understood, according to images and data from NASA's newest solar observatory, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS.

11 Dec 2013

Nuke Optics Unveils VENOM Screwless Modular Eyewear Design System

Nuke Optics today introduced VENOM, its patent-pending modular eyewear design system. Built around a completely screwless hinge, the Nuke VENOM Modular System allows full interchangeability and cross compatibility between lenses, frames and side arms, regardless of shape, size, design, color or application.

11 Dec 2013

Saint Peter's University Hospital Deploys Innovative NICVIEW Webcam System

On Nov. 1, Saint Peter's University Hospital installed a pilot program of NICVIEW, an innovative webcam system to connect babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to their families through live 24/7 video streaming.

11 Dec 2013

Full Product Line of Ultraviolet LED Light Engines From Innovations in Optics

Innovations in Optics, Inc. introduces a full product line of LumiBright UV LE™ Ultraviolet LED light engines. The versatile and powerful solid-state sources are ideal for UV applications in life science, medical and industrial equipment.

From Innovations In Optics, Inc. 11 Dec 2013

Specim Win MEUR Transformational Deal for One of the World's Largest Optical and Mineralogical Core Scanning Projects

SPECIM wins 1.7 MEUR transformational deal with the Geological Survey of Sweden Scans and analyses 200 km hyperspectral imaging data of drill core archives The Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) has signed a contrac...

From SPECIM 10 Dec 2013

Minimally Invasive Laser Brain Surgeries Performed at Henry Ford Hospital

Surgeons at Henry Ford Hospital have performed the first two minimally invasive laser brain surgeries in Michigan – one for epilepsy and one to treat a brain tumor. And in both cases the patients went home the day after the procedure.

10 Dec 2013

MELA Sciences Receives Positive Dermatologist Feedback for Optical Melanoma Diagnostic Device

MELA Sciences, Inc. designer and developer of MelaFind®, an FDA approved non-invasive optical device that assists dermatologists in the diagnosis of melanoma, received positive dermatologist feedback from its second Clinical Advisory Meeting held in conjunction with the 16th Annual Mount Sinai Winter Dermatology Symposium last week.

10 Dec 2013

Eight Endoscopy Units Recognized by ASGE as Part of Recognition Program

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has recognized eight endoscopy units as part of its program specifically dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy in all settings where it is practiced in the United States. ASGE renewed the recognition for 24 units previously honored.

10 Dec 2013