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Lumenis’ UltraPulse Laser System Used for Treating Children with Burn Injuries

Lumenis Ltd., the world's largest energy-based medical device company for aesthetic, surgical and ophthalmology applications announced today that the company supported a successful mission to treat children with burn injuries in Armenia. The mission, led by R. Rox Anderson, MD, Director of the Wellman Center for Photomedicine and Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School, was designed to provide immediate access to treatment for patients in need, but also to help local medical leaders establish a sustainable burn injury care network in Armenia.

28 May 2015

New Laser-Beam Scanning Method May Allow Paleontologists to Scan Dinosaur Fossils

A team of scientists based largely at the University of Kansas and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Washington has developed methods of using commercial-grade laser equipment to find and analyze fossils of dinosaurs. Their techniques are introduced via a paper in the journal PLOS ONE today.

28 May 2015

Los Alamos Scientists Fix Autonomous Focusing Capability of ChemCam Instrument on Mars Curiosity Rover

Tests on Mars have confirmed success of a repair to the autonomous focusing capability of the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.

25 May 2015

Forewin Selects Orbotech's Paragon-Xpress 9 LDI System for Fine-Line FPC Applications

RBOTECH LTD. announced today that Forewin FPC Co Ltd. ("Forewin"), a large Chinese Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) manufacturer has for a second time, selected Orbotech's production solutions for its high-end fine-line flex applications.

25 May 2015

RS Components Offers Ethernet-Compliant Laser Safety Scanners

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has added an industry first to its machine guarding and safety portfolio: Ethernet-compliant laser scanners that dramatically simplify management of safety zones on factory floors.

22 May 2015

Advantest Employs Femtosecond Optical Pulsed Laser Terahertz Waves for Semiconductor Circuit Analysis

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation announced today that it has developed a technology utilizing short-pulse terahertz waves for analysis of electrical circuits.

22 May 2015

Cynosure Receives FDA Marketing Clearance for Hyperthermic Laser Treatment for Non-Invasive Lipolysis of Flanks

Cynosure, Inc. a leader in laser- and light-based aesthetic treatments, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market SculpSure™, the world's first hyperthermic laser treatment for non-invasive lipolysis of the flanks. Cynosure plans to introduce SculpSure through its U.S. direct sales force late in the second half of 2015.

20 May 2015

Lumenis Pulse 120H Laser Urology Platform Receives Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015

Lumenis Ltd., the world's largest energy-based medical device company for surgical, ophthalmology, and aesthetic applications announced today that its novel laser urology platform, the Lumenis Pulse 120H, has received the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015.

19 May 2015

Siegman International School on Lasers to Take Place August 2015 in Amberg, Germany

The Siegman International School on Lasers is a week-long program that exposes students to in-depth learning of lasers and their applications from internationally recognized academic and industry leaders in the field. The scope includes all aspects of lasers and photonics. This program immerses the top 100 student applicants from around the world into an atmosphere of lectures, networking events, professional development programs, poster presentations and research sharing.

18 May 2015

Non-Invasive, Drug-Free Laser Therapy at Fairview Hospital for Animals

Veterinarian Dr. Shelly Stevens of Fairview Hospital for Animals in Decatur just announced that they have started providing laser therapy for pets. During laser treatment, the veterinarians rub a laser probe over the injured area. She says that laser therapy is a non-invasive, drug-free technique that relieves and accelerates healing of arthritis, soft tissue injuries, post-surgical wounds, skin conditions and others. According to Dr. Stevens, pets find the laser therapy enjoyable, and pet owners report that their pets seem more active and comfortable after treatment.

18 May 2015

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