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Plastic Fibre Making Optical Networking Cheaper and Simpler

Plans in the 1990s to bring ultra-high speed telecom lines into every home foundered because the optical fibre infrastructure was just too expensive. But a new European project using plastic fibre and off-the-shelf components could make optical networking so cheap and simple that anyone could install it.

9 Jan 2008

Cynosure Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Cynosure, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of a broad array of light-based aesthetic treatment systems, and its largest shareholder, El.En. S.p.A., today filed a patent infringement lawsuit against CoolTouch Inc. in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

9 Jan 2008

New Company Unites Leading Players in the Photonics Industry

Gooch & Housego PLC today announced the launch of a new company that brings together five leading players in the photonics industry under the Gooch & Housego brand name. The new offering, launched at Photonics West 2008 (stand #1013), will deliver a comprehensive portfolio of customised optical components to the global industrial laser, bio-medical, defense and metrology market places.

8 Jan 2008

Revolutionary Skincare Treatment Now Available

Steiner Ranch Dermatology today announced the addition of Isolaz(TM), a revolutionary light-based treatment for eliminating acne, removing unwanted hair and rejuvenating aging and sun-damaged skin.

8 Jan 2008

Bosch Acquires Assets of Specialized Leveling-Laser Business

Bosch has acquired the assets of RoboToolz Ltd., headquartered in Hong Kong. In purchasing this specialized leveling-laser business, Bosch is boosting its Power Tools division.

8 Jan 2008

MTI Announces Addition of New Stand-Alone Laser

MTI Instruments, Inc., a worldwide leader in precision measurement solutions and a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Incorporated (MTI) (NASDAQ: MKTY), announces the expansion of their Microtrak II laser triangulation product family with the addition of a Stand Alone Laser ("SAL") system.

8 Jan 2008

Flexure-Based Piezo Actuators Provide Virtually Unlimited Resolution and Lifetime

Scientists have used magnetic fields and tiny iron-bearing particles to drive healthy cells to targeted sites in blood vessels. The research, done in animals, may lead to a new method of delivering
cells and genes to repair injured or diseased organs in people.

7 Jan 2008

Researchers First to Achieve Optical Waveguiding of Near-Infrared Light

Researchers at the University of Illinois are the first to achieve optical waveguiding of near-infrared light through features embedded in self-assembled, three-dimensional photonic crystals. Applications for the optically active crystals include low-loss waveguides, low-threshold lasers and on-chip optical circuitry.

7 Jan 2008

A Step Closer to All-Optical Circuits

Converting between electronic and optical signals is one of the main costs in high-speed data networks and telecommunications applications, even more so when looking at future applications.

7 Jan 2008

CoolLipo Laser System Receives FDA Clearance for Laser-Assisted Lipolysis

CoolTouch Inc., a pioneering manufacturer of medical lasers, announced today that the CoolLipo(TM) 1320 nm laser system received an additional 510(K) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for laser lipolysis or melting fat.

7 Jan 2008