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Coherent Expands Sapphire Series of CW Visible Lasers

Coherent, Inc. has expanded its Sapphire™ family of compact CW visible lasers with the first 458 nm (blue) offering based on the company’s unique optically pumped semiconductor laser (OPSL) technology.

10 May 2010

New Cell Sorter from BD Biosciences Features Seven-Pinhole Optical Collection System

BD Biosciences announced today the launch of the new BD Influx™ Cell Sorting System that researchers can configure with up to seven lasers to support two-way, four-way and six-way sorting, giving them flexibility to meet specific application or environmental requirements.

10 May 2010

New Multi-Angle Spectrophotometers from X-Rite Offer Better Data Repeatability

X-Rite, Incorporated is unveiling a new family of multi-angle spectrophotometers and advanced quality control and formulation software that give manufacturers powerful new tools to introduce processes, improve first-time quality and reduce the time and effort of troubleshooting problems on the factory floor.

10 May 2010

Tamron Designs Two New Zoom Lenses for True Far-Infra Red Imaging

Tamron Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan announces two prototype zoom lens models designed for true Far-Infra Red Imaging with its proprietary VC (Vibration Compensation) system built in, the very first in the industry.

7 May 2010

SteelSeries, GUNNAR Optiks to Co-Brand New Line of Advanced Gaming Eyewear

Today SteelSeries, a global leader of gaming peripherals and accessories proudly announced a strategic partnership with GUNNAR Optiks, the leading manufacturer of digital performance eyewear. SteelSeries and the GUNNAR team are working together, along with Carl Zeiss Optics, to co-brand a new line of products for PC and console gamers to be released over the coming months.

7 May 2010

Opsens Receives Follow-Up Order for its OPS-Z Fiber Optic Sensor Systems

Opsens Inc. ("Opsens") (TSX-V: OPS) has received a follow-up order from an existing client for two of its OPS-Z reservoir surveillance systems.

7 May 2010

Physicists Use Optical Lattice to Trap Rydberg Atoms

In an achievement that could help enable fast quantum computers, University of Michigan physicists have built a better Rydberg atom trap. Rydberg atoms are highly excited, nearly-ionized giants that can be thousands of times larger than their ground-state counterparts.

7 May 2010