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Carl Zeiss Awarded 2008 Thuringian Innovation Award for LSM 710 Laser Scanning Microscope

In recognition of the new standards it sets in fluorescent imaging, Carl Zeiss has been awarded the 2008 Thuringian Innovation Award for the LSM 710 Laser Scanning Microscope.

2 Dec 2008

Nikon Appointed as Official European Distributor of NeoScope Benchtop SEM

Nikon Instruments Europe and JEOL have announced an agreement that appoints Nikon as the official European distributor of the innovative NeoScope benchtop SEM (scanning electron microscope).

2 Dec 2008

Research and Markets Announces Addition of Semiconductor Photonics Report

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Semiconductor Photonics: Nano-Structured Materials and Devices" report to their offering.

1 Dec 2008

Extensive Report on the Advances in Optics Design and Precision Manufacturing Technologies

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Advances in Optics Design and Precision Manufacturing Technologies" report to their offering.

1 Dec 2008

X-Ray Lasers in Focus

Radiation from x-ray lasers such as x-ray free electron lasers are of wide interest, as they will allow a large number of applications such as the study of the structure of single molecules.

27 Nov 2008

3D Microstructural Determination with The Carl Zeiss Axio CSM 700 Confocal Microscope

Axio CSM 700 confocal microscope from Carl Zeiss offers outstanding price/performance for materials scientists.

27 Nov 2008

Researchers Show it is Possible to Reflect Light from All Directions

Research into the development of invisibility devices has spurred two physicists' thought on the behaviour of light to overcome the seemingly intractable problem of optical singularities which could soon lead to the manufacturing of a perfect cat's eye.

26 Nov 2008

Harnessing "Force of Light" to Drive Machines

Science fiction writers have long envisioned sailing a spacecraft by the optical force of the sun's light. But, the forces of sunlight are too weak to fill even the oversized sails that have been tried. Now a team led by researchers at the Yale School of Engineering + Applied Science has shown that the force of light indeed can be harnessed to drive machines - when the process is scaled to nano-proportions.

26 Nov 2008

Defense Appropriation will Accelerate Development of UV-LED Devices for Water and Air Purification

Crystal IS, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV LEDs) based on aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate technology, today announced it will receive an $800,000 appropriation from the U.S. Department of Defense to advance development of large AlN crystals for effective deep ultraviolet sources.

25 Nov 2008

Astronomers Combined Three Telescopes in Hawaii Using Advanced Computer Techniques

Astronomers have succeeded in combining three telescopes in Hawaii using advanced computer techniques. This virtual telescope, with a diameter of 782 metres, studies the formation of new stars and planets using light with a short wavelength (submillimetre).

25 Nov 2008