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Carl Zeiss Introduces New Transmission Electron Microscope

Carl Zeiss SMT today introduced the new CENTRA™ 100 transmission electron microscope (TEM) at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology in Washington D.C. The CENTRA 100 is a TEM with up to 100 kV accelerating voltage. Specially designed as a sophisticated “imaging system”, the highly compact and robust instrument offers maximum resolution down to 0.2 nm.

11 Dec 2007

Optical Transport System Delivering Broadband From the Base to the Battlefield

The Tellabs(R) 7100 Optical Transport System (OTS) received certification from the United States Information Systems Engineering Command's (ISEC) Technology Integration Center (TIC). Now the United States Army can provide mission-critical transport to modernize base infrastructure, delivering broadband services from the base to the battlefield.

11 Dec 2007

Security Cameras to See Through Disguises and Recognise Faces

Security cameras able to 'see' through disguises and recognise faces in any light or at any angle are a step nearer thanks to new 3D imaging techniques being researched by the University of the West of England and Imperial College London.

11 Dec 2007

Boeing a Step Closer in Completion of New Operational Sensor for U.S. Space Surveillance Network

The Boeing Company has successfully completed a series of Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system tests as part of the development of a new operational sensor for the U.S. Space Surveillance Network.

11 Dec 2007

First Affordable Multi-Head Cold Laser Hits the Market

Healing Lasers Design Company has introduced the first multi head cold laser of its kind. While cold lasers have been used for many years all over the world to help heal soft tissue injuries and wounds because they are believed to stimulate blood flow, produce endorphin releases, be anti-inflammatory, increase enzyme production, assist in cellular healing, to increase ATP (Adenosine TriPhospate) production as well as increased lymphatic flow and to speed the bodies naturally healing. Cold laser components like their new unit have traditionally costs thousands of dollars.

11 Dec 2007

Report Reveals Chinese FOTE Markets Estimated to Earn Revenues of $143 Million in 2013

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Chinese Fiber Optic Test Equipment Markets, reveals that the market earned revenues of $76.9 million in 2006 and estimates this to reach $143.4 million in 2013.

10 Dec 2007

IPG’s Fiber Lasers Provide Alternative to Expensive Electron Beam Welding

IPG Photonics Corporation, the leading global manufacturer of high-power lasers and amplifiers for diverse applications in numerous markets, today announced that its application center in Germany achieved a record high-quality deep penetration welding on thick stainless steel plates at rapid speeds. By using IPG’s unique 20 kW continuous wave (CW) 1070 nm commercial fiber laser, it is now possible to weld 1” 304 stainless steel at a speed of 0.85 meters/minute, and 3/4” samples at a speed of 2 meters/minute using a 200 micron fiber cable with a 420 micron focus spot size.

10 Dec 2007

New Radiotherapy System Combining High-Tech Imaging with Precision Tumor-Targeting Capability

A new radiotherapy system that combines high-tech imaging with precision tumor-targeting capability is helping cancer specialists at Stony Brook University Medical Center treat patients. Those with medically inoperable tumors, at high-risk for surgery, or who do not want surgical treatment may benefit most from the ExacTrac® X-ray 6D System for image-guided radiotherapy. The system adds to patient options for stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), a technique that features high radiation doses with pinpoint precision to tumors.

10 Dec 2007

Boeing Installs High-Energy Chemical Laser on Laser Gunship Aircraft

The Boeing Company has installed a high-energy chemical laser aboard a C-130H aircraft, achieving a key milestone for the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program.

10 Dec 2007

JDSU Introduces Optical Dispersion Measurement Module

JDSU today introduced the Optical Dispersion Measurement (ODM) module for the T-BERD/MTS-6000 and T-BERD/MTS-8000. Offering chromatic dispersion (CD), polarization mode dispersion (PMD) and Attenuation Profile test functions in a single plug-in module, the ODM is the industry's most compact and integrated dispersion solution dedicated to field testing fiber optic networks. The module includes a patented solution for CD measurement.

10 Dec 2007

Volcano Acquires a Privately-Held OCT Technology Company

Volcano Corporation, a provider of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and functional measurement (FM) products designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of vascular and structural heart disease, said today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire CardioSpectra, Inc., a privately-held company developing innovative Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) technology. CardioSpectra's unique OCT imaging system is expected to complement Volcano's existing product offerings and will further enhance Volcano's position as an imaging technology leader in the field of interventional medicin

10 Dec 2007

New System Developed by MIT for Separating Out Particular Kinds of Cells

Separating out particular kinds of cells from a sample could become faster, cheaper and easier thanks to a new system developed by MIT researchers that involves levitating the cells with light.

10 Dec 2007

New Surveillance Options for Small Businesses

Linksys(R), a Division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and the recognized leading global manufacturer of voice, wireless, and networking hardware for home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and the small business user, today announced the Wireless-G Business Internet Video Camera with Audio (WVC2300). This latest surveillance product combined with the recently released Business Internet Video Camera with Audio and PoE (PVC2300), adds to Linksys focus toward offering feature-rich products for small business owners and the channels that cater to them.

10 Dec 2007

Photonic Crystal Fibre to Change Future Technology

Photonic crystal fibre’s ability to create broad spectra of light, which will be the basis for important developments in technology, has been explained for the first time in an article in the leading science journal Nature-Photonics.

10 Dec 2007

Ireland to Ban Incandescent Light Bulbs by 2009

Ireland has become the first European country to announce the ban of incandescent light bulbs. They will ban the sale of incandescent light-bulbs by the year 2009.

10 Dec 2007