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Zecotek Receives Grant Payment From the Governments of Malaysia and Singapore

Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZMS)(FRANKFURT:W1I), a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced it has received grant payments from the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).

3 Mar 2009

Cascade Microtech Production Qualifies ESI's Laser Probe Tip Cleaning System

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:ESIO), a leading provider of world-class photonic and laser systems for microengineering applications, today announced its LaserMill system has been production qualified for the cleaning of Cascade Microtech's advanced probe tips. Based on the success of the system, Cascade Microtech - a leading provider of advanced wafer probing solutions - has implemented the LaserMill as the process tool of record for probe tip cleaning in its Beaverton, Ore. manufacturing facility.

3 Mar 2009

New PicoQuant module offers highly flexible FLIM and FCS analyses

Olympus has announced that its FluoView FV1000 confocal laser scanning microscope (cLSM) and FV1000MPE Multiphoton ranges can now be fitted with the PicoQuant module for Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) and Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS).

From Picoquant GmbH 3 Mar 2009

Instant Control for Laser Welding

A novel camera system has 25,000 processors integrated in its pixels which work together to analyze images the instant they are taken - over ten times faster than a computer. This allows to automatically adjust the output of a laser as it performs welding operations.

3 Mar 2009

Researchers Reveal Individual Fluorescent Color Centers in Diamonds using STED Microscopy

A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen has now probed these color centers inside the crystal with unprecedented resolution using an optical microscope. Using STED microscopy, the scientists identified even densely packed color centers and determined their position inside the crystal with a precision better than 0.15 nanometers, corresponding to the dimension of an atom.

2 Mar 2009

Using GaN, Researchers Created Horizontally Aligned Network of GaN Nanowires

Researchers at Northeastern created a network of nanowires that can be scaled up more efficiently and cost-effectively to create displays such as the NASDAQ sign in New York City's Times Square.

26 Feb 2009

Engravers Get More Room with Larger Engraving Bed on Entry-Level System

From the ARA International Awards Market in Las Vegas, Epilog Laser, the leading producer of CO2 and fiber laser engraving, cutting and marking systems, today announced the launch of the Zing 24, the newest addition to the company's entry-level product line.

25 Feb 2009

world's Top Laser Experts to Speak at Upcoming Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

The world's top laser experts will gather in National Harbor, Maryland to share innovations in lasers and emerging technologies at the 29th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY (ASLMS).

25 Feb 2009

Solid-state Metamaterial Device Tames Terahertz Frequency

An engineered metamaterial proved it can function as a state-of-the-art device in the complex terahertz range of the electromagnetic spectrum, setting a standard of performance for modulating tiny waves of radiation, according to a team of researchers from Boston College, the Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, and Boston University.

24 Feb 2009

New Libra HE from Coherent Delivering Significantly Higher Pulse Energy and Shorter Pulsewidth

The new Libra HE from Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) is a one-box ultrafast, Ti:Sapphire amplifier that delivers significantly higher pulse energy and shorter pulsewidth than earlier Libra models, while still offering the convenience and cost advantages associated with these popular laser systems.

23 Feb 2009

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