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The Most Effective Treatment to Preserve Eyesight in Diabetic Patients

Five years ago, ophthalmologists started using steroid injections as a new way of treating diabetics with swelling in their eyes. Now, research shows that the traditional treatment for this disorder is still more effective, according to results in the online edition of the journal Ophthalmology.

30 Jul 2008

Sydor Instruments to Supply Nine Optical Streak Cameras to UK Government

Sydor Instruments, a US-based manufacturer of ultra-fast imaging systems in has been awarded a major contract to supply nine Optical Streak Cameras to the UK government. The cameras will be an integral part of Project Orion, a new research centre at AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) in Aldermaston, UK.

From Sydor Optics, Inc. 29 Jul 2008

Zygo Corporation Introduces New UltraSphere Transmission Sphere

Zygo Corporation have introduced the NEW UltraSphere Transmission Sphere to enhance its range of transmission spheres for its laser Fizeau interferometer systems.

29 Jul 2008

Leading Solar Cell Manufacturer Places Order for Veeco's MOCVD Deposition System

Veeco Instruments Inc. today announced that during the recently completed second quarter the Company received a multi-unit order for its TurboDisc K-475 As/P (arsenic phosphide) metal organic chemical vapor (MOCVD) deposition systems from Boeing Spectrolab Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of space solar cells and panels.

From Veeco 29 Jul 2008

Boeing Tests High-Energy Laser with Chemical Fuel

The Boeing Company, industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have completed installing the high-energy laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft and have begun testing the laser with its chemical fuel at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

28 Jul 2008

Zecotek Signs Extensive Distribution Agreements With T.E.M. Incorporated of Japan

Zecotek Photonics Inc. today announced it has signed broad ranging distribution agreements with T.E.M. Incorporated ("T.E.M."), a leading Japanese distributor of laser and electro-optical products. The agreements cover the distribution of Zecotek's fiber and solid state lasers, MAPD photo detectors, RFO vanadate crystals and patented LFS Scintillation material in Japan.

28 Jul 2008

Elbit Systems to Supply MARS to Israeli Defense Forces

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. was selected by the Israeli Defense Forces as the supplier of Mars - an innovative thermal imaging and target acquisition system.

28 Jul 2008

Next Generation Optical Storage Systems using Electrically Powered Semiconductor Laser Diodes

Scientists have developed electrically powered semiconductor laser diodes that operate at a shorter wavelength than any others used today. The lasers, described online this week in Nature Photonics ("A 342-nm ultraviolet AlGaN multiplequantum-well laser diode"), could be used for the next generation of optical storage systems following today's Blu-ray disks, and will have applications in biomedicine, materials processing and microchip manufacture.

28 Jul 2008

Harvard University Demonstrates Highly Directional Semiconductor Lasers

Applied scientists at Harvard University in collaboration with researchers from Hamamatsu Photonics in Hamamatsu City, Japan, have demonstrated, for the first time, highly directional semiconductor lasers with a much smaller beam divergence than conventional ones. The innovation opens the door to a wide range of applications in photonics and communications. Harvard University has also filed a broad patent on the invention.

27 Jul 2008