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Major Semiconductor Manufacturers Value Gigaphoton’s ‘Green Innovations’ Environmental Technologies

Gigaphoton Inc., a major lithography light source manufacturer, announced today that major semiconductor manufacturers highly value its leading-edge “Green Innovations” environmental technologies, introduced to Gigaphoton’s flagship “GT Series” of ArF immersion lasers.

10 Jun 2014

Leica Microsystems Acquires Distributors in Turkey

Leica Microsystems has strengthened the alliance with its Turkish distributors Mikro-Optik Týbbi Malzeme Ithalat Ihracat ve Ticaret Limited Þirketi and Gantenbein Ticaret Mürsel Gelincik ve Ortaðý Adi Komandit Þirketi, thereby deepening its market presence in Turkey.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 6 Jun 2014

Novel Method to Enhance Generation of High-Order Harmonics to Create Tabletop Light Sources

A Kansas State University physicist's proposal may lead to a new way of creating tabletop light sources in the laboratory.

3 Jun 2014

3M Offers Upgraded Free Display Optics 101 Course

Optical physicists from 3M’s Display Materials and Systems Division have a long history of sharing what they learn about the physics of light. For more than eight years, they’ve been offering a free course on the physical properties of light to industry engineers involved in designing the next generation of display technology. But now, they are taking their own technology to the next level.

3 Jun 2014

Memory in Genetically Engineered Rats Reactivated Using Light

It's all about strengthened connections between neurons, NIH-funded study confirms

2 Jun 2014

Scientists Demonstrate Ability to Trigger Stem Cells to Regenerate Tissue Using Light

Noninvasive laser therapy could radically shift dental treatment and lead to a host of broader clinical applications in regenerative medicine.

30 May 2014

LumiBright 3300B UV-LED Illuminators from Innovations in Optics for DLP Applications

Innovations in Optics, Inc. introduces LumiBright™ 3300B UV-LED Illuminators for Digital Light Processing (DLP) applications such as 3D printing, maskless lithography, prepress digital imaging, phototherapy, and refractive surgery.

From Innovations In Optics, Inc. 30 May 2014

Netherlands Energy Research Centre Approves Mitsubishi Electric's Compact Wind Lidar

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has conducted tests to validate and subsequently approve Mitsubishi Electric's compact wind lidar as complying with European wind measurement standards.

29 May 2014

Gimbal-less MEMS Mirrors Manufacturer, Mirrorcle Technologies, Moves to Larger Headquarters

The all-new, 7000 square foot facility at 4905 Central Ave., Ste. 200 houses the company’s operations, R&D and manufacturing departments, Mirrorcle Technologies, Inc. (MTI) announced today. The move to the new, larger headquarters of the leading manufacturer of gimbal-less microelectromechanical system (MEMS) mirrors was prompted by the significant growth in 2013, by the subsequently expanding engineering and manufacturing teams, and by the continuously increasing customer demand.

28 May 2014

NASA Utilizes Crowd-Sourced Digital Imagery for 3.2-Billion-Pixel Sized Earth Day Global Selfie Mosaic

For Earth Day this year, NASA invited people around the world to step outside to take a "selfie" and share it with the world on social media. NASA released Thursday a new view of our home planet created entirely from those photos.

23 May 2014