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Laser Welding Technique Could Offer Surgeons an Alternative for Closing Corneal Wounds

A laser welding technique could offer surgeons an alternative to suturing for closing corneal wounds after phacoemulsification or extracapsular cataract extraction, according to a study by researchers in Italy. However, the laser-assisted technique may affect postoperative astigmatism, the study authors noted.

1 Oct 2007

Antimatter Should Increase Laser Power

An exotic molecule built from electrons and antimatter is being touted as a route to powerful gamma-ray lasers.

1 Oct 2007

U.S. Marine Helicopter Test Fired Two Laser-Guided APKWS Rockets

Fired from a Marine Corps Cobra helicopter, laser-guided 2.75-inch rockets destroyed ground targets from four kilometers away during a Navy test at China Lake, Calif., on Wednesday.

1 Oct 2007

Conterra Ultra Broadband Uses $41 million to Upgrade its Hybrid Wireless Network for Remote Areas

High-speed communications startup Conterra Ultra Broadband on Wednesday said it obtained $41 million in funding that it plans to use to upgrade its hybrid wireless/wireline network.

1 Oct 2007

New NASA Gamma-Ray Telescope Allows Scientists to Study Black Holes and Other Phenomena

A new NASA space telescope will give scientists a peek at some of the most energetic objects and events in the universe. The new Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope to be launched next spring doesn't see visible light like our eyes, but gamma rays, the most energetic photons in the electromagnetic spectrum.

1 Oct 2007

Thorlabs and BMC Joined Forces to Bring Deformable Mirrors to Photonics Research

Thorlabs Inc. a Newton, N.J.-based developer of laser and fiber optic systems, and Boston Micromachines Corp. (BMC) of Watertown, Mass., have announced a partnership to enable BMC, a provider of advanced MEMS (microelectromechanical systems)-based mirror products, to bring its deformable mirrors to photonics research.

30 Sep 2007

6000-Pixel Fiber Optic Probe Providing Detailed Images Inside Human Body

Doctors at University Hospital have a new way to look inside the body using a special camera that's helping diagnose patients faster and more accurately. In the Endoscopy Center at the hospital, gastroenterologists use special tools to reach deep inside the body.

28 Sep 2007

Optelecom-NKF to Provide Fiber-Optic Surveillance Technology for Casino

Optelecom-NKF, Inc. , a leading global producer of advanced IP-video network solutions, announced today that it has won an award from leading gaming industry systems integrator Southwest Surveillance Systems to provide security solutions for a major Indian-owned casino located in Southern California. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

28 Sep 2007

Space-Based Solar Panel Under Review by the Pentagon

The deployment of space platforms that capture sunlight for beaming down electrical power to Earth is under review by the Pentagon, as a way to offer global energy and security benefits ¡V including the prospect of short-circuiting future resource wars between increasingly energy-starved nations.

28 Sep 2007

Revolution in Imaging - Siemens Introduces High Definition PET-CT Systems Providing Greater Specificity and Accuracy

just as the clarity of high definition television has transformed the entertainment world, Siemens Medical Solutionsis redefining the quality of molecular imaging with the introduction of high definition positron emission tomography.

28 Sep 2007

World's First Fully-Functioning Imaging System Capable of Performing Simultaneously MRI and PET

In what could prove to be a turning point in diagnosis and therapy for millions of patients suffering from neurological diseases, stroke and cancer, Siemens Medical Solutions showed results of a prototype for the world¡¦s first fully-functioning imaging system capable of performing simultaneously Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The first in-vivo human brain simultaneous MR-PET images were acquired in the Siemens facilities in USA. Testing of this new prototype MR-PET will start before the end of 2007.

28 Sep 2007

Siemens Introduces syngo DynaCT Cardiac Reducing the Need for Pre-Procedural CT or MRI

Siemens announces the latest innovation in electrophysiology (EP) solutions with the introduction of syngo® DynaCT Cardiac, which enables 3D imaging comparable to computed tomography (CT) in the EP lab during procedures. Building upon Siemens’ breakthrough syngo DynaCT technology, this solution enhances diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities by enabling electrophysiologists for the first time to visualize the left atrium in 3D during complex cardiac procedures, virtually eliminating the need for time-consuming pre-procedural CT or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams. syngo DynaCT Cardiac will be featured in the Siemens booth (# 129) at the 28th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society from May 9 through May 12 in Denver.

28 Sep 2007

Wide-Angle Surveillance Camera with Gigapixel Resolution

High resolution images taken by satellite or aircraft are great - but the field of view in such pictures is tiny. To monitor a large area, the images have to be tiled like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle before a full picture can be built up.

28 Sep 2007

Siemens Medical Solutions Solidifies Its Market-Leading Position in Preclinical Imaging

The old adage says “a picture is worth 1,000 words,” but that value is undoubtedly higher in preclinical research where high-resolution images can validate years of work. Siemens Medical Solutions, Molecular Imaging division, manufacturer of the Inveon™ preclinical imaging system, continues to lead the preclinical imaging market, through a strong investment in its research partners and through the demand for the versatile and upgradeable Inveon platform.

27 Sep 2007

Future Cancer-Sensing Device: A Wristwatch

Cancer-sensing devices built as cheaply and efficiently as wristwatches - using many of the same operating principles - could change the way clinicians detect, treat and monitor cancer in patients. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created an acoustic sensor that can report the presence of small amounts of mesothelin, a molecule associated with a number of cancers including mesothelioma, as they attach to the sensor's surface.

27 Sep 2007