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Leading Podiatrists Now Treating Patients with Ground Breaking Laser Technology

PathoLase, Inc., an emerging leader in the medical technology industry, reported today that a select group of leading podiatrists in several markets in the US are now treating patients who suffer from toenail fungus (Onychomycosis) with its ground breaking laser technology. Using PathoLase's patented PinPointe FootLaser system, podiatrists in Sacramento, San Jose, Salt Lake City and Belleville, New Jersey are open for business treating their patients' toenail fungus.

11 Sep 2008

$iXon+ EMCCD Cameras Used to Deliver 'Sub-Diffraction' Resolution at High Speed$

iXon+ EMCCD Cameras Used to Deliver 'Sub-Diffraction' Resolution at High Speed

Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today reported that their performance leading iXon+ EMCCD cameras have been used in the development of a new structured illumination microscopy approach that delivers 'sub-diffraction' resolution at high speed.

10 Sep 2008

Daylight Solutions Establishes New World Record for Broadly Tunable Solid State Mid-IR Laser

Daylight Solutions, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced molecular detection and imaging solutions, today announced that it has established a new world record for a broadly tunable solid state mid-infrared laser source in a commercial product. The company integrated a Quantum Cascade semiconductor gain chip from ALPES lasers (Switzerland) into its own patented tunable external-cavity laser (EC-QCL) system. The result was a single frequency source that tuned across 275 wavenumbers, or 24% of the laser's center wavelength at 8.8µm.

9 Sep 2008

Optical Technology Allows Operators Make Rapid Adjustments Preventing Ash Accumulation in Boilers

Quietly, and with little of the fanfare accompanying the relentless surge in gasoline costs, the price of coal has doubled in less than a year.

9 Sep 2008

Manufacturers Receive Precise Marking/Etching Results at Greater Speeds

Epilog Laser, the leading producer of CO2 and fiber laser engraving/cutting systems, today announced the launch of the industry's first open-architecture galvo laser system, the FiberMark G1.

9 Sep 2008

Achievement of 'First Light' Onboard ABL Aircraft Key Milestone for ABL Team

The Boeing Company, industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Sept. 7 achieved a major milestone in the development of the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program by firing a high-energy chemical laser onboard the ABL aircraft for the first time during ground testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

9 Sep 2008

Using Lasers to Produce Wood Grains in MDF

Wood and Furniture industry specialists are to gather at the University of Warwick on Wednesday 17th September to see new technology developed by researchers at the University of Warwick that uses a laser to transform MDF giving it a surface finish that looks like some of the most expensive wood grains.

8 Sep 2008

150km Test Range Will see 10Gbps Data Rates for Next Generation Optical/RF Wireless Communications System

AOptix Technologies, Inc., (AOptix) a leading edge developer of ultra-high bandwidth laser communication solutions, under contract to Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate, Rome, New York, today, announced a program to test and evaluate the performance of a long distance combined optical and RF link system.

8 Sep 2008

Han's Laser Technology Unveils Several New Laser Systems at IMTS

Han's Laser Technology Co., one of the world's largest manufacturers of industrial laser systems, announces the first fully tunable end-pumped diode laser generator and unveils several new laser systems at the IMTS show in Chicago including a high performance laser engraver and quad fiber laser welding system.

8 Sep 2008

Industry’s First Solution to Meet End-of-Life Power Requirement of Multiple New 10 Gbps Fiber Optic Module Standards

Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in advanced ICs for Carrier and Enterprise networks, announced today the VSC7985 and VSC7986, the latest members of Vitesse's industry leading 10 Gbps laser driver family. The VSC7985 and VSC7986 are optimized for use in SFP+ optical transceivers, but provide the flexibility for use in XFP and Xenpak optical modules, and even dense parallel-optic line cards.

8 Sep 2008