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Palomar Medical's Lux1540 Fractional Non-Ablative Laser Handpiece Obtains FDA Clearance

Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Lux1540™ Fractional non-ablative laser handpiece has received the first clearance by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of striae (stretch marks) using a fractional laser. This new clearance will allow aesthetic practitioners to treat the millions of women worldwide who have unwanted stretch marks.

5 Feb 2010

Researchers Develop Laser from Germanium That Can be Useful for Optical Communications

MIT researchers have demonstrated the first laser built from germanium that can emit wavelengths of light useful for optical communications. It's also the first germanium laser to operate at room temperature. Unlike the materials typically used in lasers, germanium is easy to incorporate into existing processes for manufacturing silicon chips. So the result could prove an important step toward computers that move data — and maybe even perform calculations — using light instead of electricity.

5 Feb 2010

Global Market Trend Report on Medical Lasers

Forecasts for the global market in systems, providing data for 2008 and estimates for 2009, and projections for the market and compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) from 2009 to 2014

5 Feb 2010

Hubble Space Telescope Helps Astronomers to Study Galaxy Shapes

Hubble shows that the beautiful spirals galaxies of the modern Universe were the ugly ducklings of six billion years ago

5 Feb 2010

3SAE Inks Distribution Deal with DPM Photonics for Fiber Fusion Splicing Technologies

3SAE Technologies, Inc. today announced it has signed a consulting and distribution agreement with DPM Photonics to make 3SAE Technologies’ new large diameter fiber fusion splicing and preparation technologies available to high power fiber laser manufacturers and to military, aerospace, and industrial medical markets throughout the United States.

5 Feb 2010

Scientists Find New Technique to Destroy Cancer Cells Using Lasers and Nanoparticles

Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions. The scientists used lasers to make "nanobubbles" by zapping gold nanoparticles inside cells. In tests on cancer cells, they found they could tune the lasers to create either small, bright bubbles that were visible but harmless or large bubbles that burst the cells.

5 Feb 2010

SunEdison Announces Activation of First Phase of Solar Farm in North Carolina

Has Initiated the Second Phase of Construction for the Project

5 Feb 2010

Rivermoor Energy to Start Construction of Largest Solar Project in Boston

Rivermoor Energy, a Newton-based solar development and investment firm specializing in commercial, government and utility projects, announces that construction will begin this month on the largest solar project in Boston. Developed and designed by the consortium of Rivermoor, Fischbach & Moore Electrical Group and Zapotec Energy, Inc., the 240-kilowatt project at Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) headquarters will connect to the NSTAR grid.

5 Feb 2010

United Solar to Supply UNI-SOLAR PV Laminates for Installations in Italy

United Solar Ovonic (United Solar), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (Nasdaq: ENER), today confirmed that it will supply up to 25 MW of UNI-SOLAR® brand photovoltaic laminates to Enel Green Power for installation on a number of buildings owned by CIS-Interporto di Nola in Italy. Enel Green Power is the renewable energy operating company of the Enel Group, Italy's largest utility.

5 Feb 2010

Trina Solar to Supply 40MW of PV Modules to Germany-Based AE Photonics

Trina Solar Limited (TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced it has entered into an agreement with AE Photonics ("AE Photonics GmbH") of Germany for 40 MW of PV modules to be delivered during 2010.

5 Feb 2010

Malvern Instruments to Present on Optical Methods for Particle Size Determination in UK

“Optical methods for particle size and zeta potential determinations with an overview of acoustical techniques” will be the subject of a presentation in March 2010 by Fraser McNeil-Watson, manager of the Novel Measurement Group at Malvern Instruments at a meeting on the ‘Characterisation of sub-micron and nano-sized particles’. The one-day technical meeting, organised by the Particle Characterisation Interest Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry and The Joint Pharmaceutical Analysis Group, takes place on 17 March 2010 at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in London (UK). The programme includes presentations on different methods available for submicron and nano-sized particle characterisation and will discuss method validation and checking, as well as exploring important aspects of sample preparation and dispersion.

5 Feb 2010

LASER COMPONENTS Offers Red Laser Diodes in Wavelengths Range of 635-850 nm

Don’t Waste Any Time – Reliable Vis and NIR Laser Diodes

5 Feb 2010

Olympus Unveils Two New ED Camera Lens Products

Olympus today announces two new additions to its Micro Four Thirds™ System lens lineup: the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18mm F4.0-5.6 (35mm equivalent 18–36mm) and M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-150mm F4.0-5.6 (35mm equivalent 28–300mm). Designed to maximize the performance advantages of the Micro Four Thirds System, the new lenses are significantly lighter and more compact – easily fitting in a jacket pocket.

5 Feb 2010

New Olympus PEN E-PL1 Camera Features Bigger Model's Technology in Small Body

The new Olympus PEN® E-PL1 is truly greater than the sum of its parts, with a surprisingly small camera body packed with technology normally found in bigger, bulkier and heavier professional Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras and High-Definition (HD) camcorders. This third-generation PEN is built for shutterbugs who always wanted better pictures and considered a DSLR, but were intimidated by the bulky size and complex interface. The new camera’s simple design and easy interface enable consumers to easily create amazing images never dreamt possible. It will make you wonder how Olympus managed to put all of these powerful features inside such a compact camera for only $599.99.

5 Feb 2010

Oce's Large Format Printers Receive Best Rating in OPA Survey

Oce, an international leader in digital document management, today announced its large format printers/plotters were rated best overall and Oce scanners received the "OPA Recommended" award in the 2009 annual Office Products Analyst (OPA) Print for Pay Survey.

4 Feb 2010