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PET More Accurate Than Conventional Imaging Methods

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) was much more sensitive and more accurate than conventional imaging methods in detecting response to treatment in sarcoma patients, according to a UCLA study that is among the first to directly compare PET to CT scanning.

1 Feb 2008

Scientists Turns Pure Aluminum Gold, Blue and Gray

Using a tabletop laser, University of Rochester optical scientists have turned pure aluminum, gold.

1 Feb 2008

Alma to Debut Five New Laser Products

Alma Lasers Ltd., a global developer and marketer of laser, intense pulsed light, and radiofrequency-based aesthetic devices, announced today that it will unveil five new products at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in San Antonio, Texas, from February 2nd to 4th.

1 Feb 2008

Automated Noise Filtering Program Revolutionizes 3D Laser Scanning Process

Laser Design Inc., the leading supplier of 3D laser scanners for more than 20 years announced the upcoming release of its Laser Design Point Cloud DeNoiser™ (3D) Software, a revolutionary step forward in the scanning process of parts with reflective surfaces.

1 Feb 2008

Syneron Unveils Laser-Assisted Lipolysis System at Dermatology Meeting

Syneron Medical Ltd., an innovator in the development, marketing and sales of elos combined-energy medical aesthetic devices, today announced the company will preview two new technologies at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in San Antonio, Texas on February 2-4: the Matrix RF and a laser-assisted lipolysis system.

1 Feb 2008

Using Music Chord to Examine Hydrogen Molecule Responds to Laser Pulses

or Kansas State University physics professor Uwe Thumm, confirmation of a theory about the behavior of small molecules became music to his ears -- literally. He and colleagues in Heidelberg, Germany, have shown how a hydrogen molecule responds to laser pulses by using the changing musical chord created by the molecule's vibrational motion.

1 Feb 2008

Acquisition a Key Step to Become Leading Supplier to Solar Industry

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that it has acquired Baccini S.p.A., a leading supplier of automated metallization and test systems for manufacturing crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) cells.

1 Feb 2008

Variation in the Colour of the Eyes

New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.

1 Feb 2008

Particles Offer Glimpse of the Existence and Shapes of Extra Dimensions

When the world's most powerful particle accelerator starts up later this year, exotic new particles may offer a glimpse of the existence and shapes of extra dimensions.

31 Jan 2008

Making Solar Cells Larger and Cheaper

Isopad, a specialist provider of customised heating solutions for industry, has developed radiant heating platens which offer manufacturers of thin-film photovoltaic cells the opportunity to make significantly larger cells - and lower the cost per watt of energy generated.

31 Jan 2008

New Solar PV Trend in Taiwan

Taiwan has always been a major place for thin-film technology and the semiconductor industry. Big players in the Taiwanese industry are now using this experience to explore and start new thin-film silicon solar production initiatives. The share of thin-film in the global supply of solar cells and modules is likely to grow from around 8% in 2007 towards 20% or more in 2010.

31 Jan 2008

Sale of the 500th IVIS System Illustrates Growing Demand for in vivo Imaging

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. today announced the shipment of the 500th IVIS(R) molecular imaging system during the fourth quarter of 2007.

31 Jan 2008

A New Class of Treatment Therapy for CO2 Laser Skin Resurfacing

Reliant Technologies, Inc., the pioneer of fractional resurfacing and market leader of aesthetic laser skin treatments, today announced the launch of its Fraxel re:pair laser system to the dermatology community.

31 Jan 2008

Cynosure Introduces latest Aesthetic Products for Fast-Growing Applications

Cynosure, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of a broad array of light-based aesthetic treatment systems, today announced the introduction of three aesthetic products for fast-growing applications including laser lipolysis, the removal of pigmented lesions and ablative skin resurfacing.

31 Jan 2008

Emcore Supplies 700 Megawatt of Solar Energy Over Multiple Years

EMCORE Corporation announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of between 200 MW and 700 MW of solar power systems that are scheduled for deployment in utility scale solar power projects under development in the southwestern region of the United States.

31 Jan 2008