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Injector of European X-ray Laser European XFEL Commences Operation

A crucial component of the European X-ray laser European XFEL has taken up operation: The so-called injector, the 45-metre long first part of the superconducting particle accelerator, has accelerated its first electrons to nearly the speed of light. This is the first beam ever accelerated at the European XFEL and represents a major advancement toward the completion of the facility.

22 Dec 2015

Laser-Based X-Ray Machine Could Help Prevent Nuclear Terrorism

Physicists at the Diocles Extreme Light Laboratory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have demonstrated that their unconventional laser-based X-ray machine could provide a new defense against nuclear terrorism.

22 Dec 2015

IXYS Launches LIA135 and LIA136 Low Voltage Optically Isolated Error Amplifiers

IXYS Integrated Circuits Division (ICD), Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation, announced the availability of the LIA135 and LIA136 low voltage optically isolated error amplifiers each with an integrated programmable precision shunt reference incorporated into a single 8-pin package.

22 Dec 2015

OSIRIS-REX Laser Altimeter to Create 3D Maps of Asteroid Bennu

Michael Daly, a York University researcher, is the lead scientist on a laser altimeter that will map the surface and create a 3D model of the asteroid Bennu during a NASA mission launching in 2016.

22 Dec 2015

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Revolutionizes Laser Printing Technology

Thanks to a new revolutionary laser printing technology, it is now possible to print this press release in colour on an area no bigger than a hair. This breakthrough in nanotechnology will be published on 14 December 2015 in an article in the scientific journal Nature Nanotechnology.

18 Dec 2015

Green Marine Selects Virtek Laser Projection Systems to Enhance Composite Production Facility

The renowned, UK-based high performance yacht builder Green Marine Ltd. has selected Virtek® laser projection systems to enhance its state-of-the-art composite production facility in Hythe, Southampton, England.

16 Dec 2015

Theradome Recruits Los Angeles-Based Men to Test LH80 PRO Laser Helmet

Theradome Inc., home to the first FDA-cleared and over-the-counter wearable hair restoration device for women, is now recruiting male residents of Los Angeles who are interested in naturally re-growing their thinning hair. In one of the most comprehensive studies in Laser Phototherapy to date, the company is conducting a 26-week clinical trial to test the success of the Theradome LH80 PRO Laser Helmet on men.

16 Dec 2015

Route des Lasers to Demonstrate Next-Generation Products at Photonics West 2016

The Route des Lasers (RDL), a competitiveness cluster exclusively for photonics companies, today announces it will host a strong turnout of next-generation and first-ever products launched by its members during Photonics West 2016 at the French Pavilion, booths 1123-A; 1223-F; 1223-J.

16 Dec 2015

Gigaphoton Close to Completing EUV Light Source that Can Operate at 108W

Gigaphoton Inc., a major lithography light source manufacturer, announced today that it succeeded in twenty-four hour continuous operation and stable emission of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source scanner, a laser-produced plasma (LPP) light source prototype device that it is currently developing, at an output of 108W, with an average energy stability of no greater than 0.5%.

14 Dec 2015

Novilase Laser Breast Therapy Shows Promise for Treatment of Small Breast Cancers

A laser treatment called Novilase® Breast Therapy shows promise as a way to successfully treat small breast cancers, according to research that was led by principal investigator Barbara Schwartzberg, M.D. of Rose Medical Center.

12 Dec 2015