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New 5th Generation Laser Essential Part of iLASIK Technology Suite

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., a global leader in ophthalmic surgical devices and eye care products, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the iFS Advanced Femtosecond Laser.

14 May 2008

Soldering Optical Components Instead of Gluing

Lenses in optical devices are kept in place by adhesives. This can cause problems when the microscopes and cameras are employed inside a vacuum, as the adhesives may release gases that contaminate the lenses. One alternative is to solder them instead.

13 May 2008

Device to Directly Measure Complex Ultrashort Light Pulses at and Near Focus

Lasers that emit ultrashort pulses of light are used for numerous applications including micromachining, microscopy, laser eye surgery, spectroscopy and controlling chemical reactions.

8 May 2008

How Does Light Pass Through a Tiny Hole

How does light pass through a tiny hole? For the first time, Dr Aurele Adam and Prof. Paul Planken of Delft University of Technology, in conjunction with two South Korean and one German research groups, have succeeded in mapping this process properly.

8 May 2008

Agilent Technologies Introduces Multi-wavelength Laser Combiner for Microscopy Applications

Agilent Technologies Inc., a leader in precision optics, today announced the availability of a Multi-wavelength Laser Combiner for microscopy applications.

6 May 2008

Key Global Semiconductor Customer Accepts Veeco's New Insight 3D AFM

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced today that its new InSight(TM) 3D Automated Atomic Force Microscope (3DAFM) Platform has been accepted by a key global semiconductor customer.

From Veeco 29 Apr 2008

Cameras Offer an Extended Range of User-Convenient Benefits

Meiji Techno announces the latest in CMOS digital camera technology: With scientific grade, defect free sensors, these high quality cameras are designed to be a cost-effective versatile solution for documentation of microscopy imaging where high resolution is required.

25 Apr 2008

Carl Zeiss Officially Opened its New North American Headquarters

Carl Zeiss SMT, a leading global provider of electron- and ion-beam imaging and analysis solutions, today officially opened its new North American headquarters in Peabody, Mass., near Boston.

24 Apr 2008

Researchers Have Built a Rechargeable Microscope Illumination System for NASA Scientists

Auburn University researchers have built a rechargeable microscope illumination system for NASA scientists who are using it during Antarctic expeditions.

22 Apr 2008

New Building a Necessity in Order to Secure Future Growth Potential

The microscope manufacturer WITec has begun construction of a new headquarters building in Ulm, Germany including research, production and office facilities. The official ground breaking ceremony with the mayor of Ulm occurred on Friday April, 18. 2008.

22 Apr 2008