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Innovative Portable Laser Device Can Instantly Identify Chemical Hazards

A portable laser device is being developed at Heriot-Watt that can instantly identify chemical hazards, increasing the safety of emergency services and military personnel.

4 Jul 2014

Novel Hollow-Core Optical Fiber Holds Potential for Numerous Advanced Applications

If you want to send light on a trip through optical fibres with as little loss as possible, you should opt for infrared light, as is the case, for example, in the telecommunication networks worldwide. For certain applications, such as spectroscopic investigations on ions or atoms, however, (laser) light in the ultraviolet range is required.

4 Jul 2014

PHOTONEX Exhibition Incorporates Vision UK for October 2014 Event

Vision UK brings a whole host of imaging and vision technologies to the PHOTONEX exhibition in Coventry, 15th and 16th October 2014 and is supported by the UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA).

3 Jul 2014

Encole Offers Optically Clear High-Pressure Sight Glasses

Encole LLC introduces optically clear high-pressure sight glasses in NPT, SAE and Metric-threaded fittings, available in volume production. These sight glasses are commonly used in process industries, including refrigeration and energy generation.

From Encole LLC 2 Jul 2014

Proton Beam Therapy may be Better than Photon IMRT to Treat Advanced Head, Neck Cancers

A new study by radiation oncologists at Mayo Clinic comparing the world’s literature on outcomes of proton beam therapy in the treatment of a variety of advanced head and neck cancers of the skull base compared to intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has found that proton beam therapy significantly improved disease free survival and tumor control when compared to IMRT. The results appear in the journal Lancet Oncology.

2 Jul 2014

Global Militaries to Participate at Night Vision and Thermal Optics 2014 Conference

Militaries from around the globe will be speaking at Night Vision and Thermal Optics 2014, a two-day conference with a strategic focus on handheld capabilities, providing analysis of the latest opportunities in night vision, thermal imaging and infrared technology.

1 Jul 2014