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Laser Device Reveals Molecular Structure of Proteins

A new company making a high-speed, accurate and user-friendly instrument that reveals the molecular structure of proteins, drugs, and other important materials is the latest spinoff from the University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry department.

21 Nov 2012

OptiMedica to Commercialize Cataract Surgery Laser System with $35M Financing

OptiMedica Corp. has announced the closing of a $35 million growth round of financing. Proceeds will be used to continue the rapid global commercialization of the company’s Catalys® Precision Laser System for cataract surgery, support the development of innovative system enhancements, and fuel a next-generation portfolio of additional products.

19 Nov 2012

World's Most Powerful X-ray Laser Used to Supercharge an Atom

Supercharging is a technique no longer confined to automotive enthusiasts.

16 Nov 2012

DILAS Introduces SF1000/400 Fiber-Coupled Diode Laser System

DILAS Diode Laser, Inc, the diode laser company, announces today the next generation fiber-coupled system which was developed to suit the needs for volume production in industrial applications. The DILAS SF1000/400 is capable of delivering up to 1-kilowatt output from a 400-micron fiber at 976nm, at a single wavelength.

16 Nov 2012

Researchers Demonstrate Optical Boomerangs

Bending light around corners is usually done with mirrors, but now scientists have realized self-bending light beams that propagate along curved paths.

15 Nov 2012

JK Lasers Create Laser Drilled Message to Celebrate Diwali

To celebrate Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, JK Lasers has percussion drilled a special message in a 0.5mm thick stainless steel sheet using a JK150PS pulsed Nd:YAG laser.

12 Nov 2012

NKT Photonics' Lasse Leick Received 2012 Pasteur Award

NKT Photonics’ Project Manager Lasse Leick has received the 2012 Pasteur Award for the work on a new infrared supercontinuum laser that can throw light on what was previously invisible.

From NKT Photonics A/S 12 Nov 2012

Researchers Employ X-ray Free-Electron Laser and Spectroscopy to See Electronic Structure of Manganese Complex

Together with a large international research team, Johannes Messinger of Umeå University in Sweden has taken another step toward an understanding of photosynthesis and developing artificial photosynthesis. With a combination of a x-ray free-electron laser and spectroscopy, the team has managed to see the electronic structure of a manganese complex, a chemical compound related to how photosynthesis splits water.

9 Nov 2012

Rofin Offers Cost-Effective Laser Marking Solutions

The flexibility and extensive capabilities of the laser are such that you are likely to find one in almost every aspect of manufacturing, whether it’s Industrial, Automotive, Medical or in this instance, producing decorative laser engravings on high quality writing instruments manufactured from wood.

9 Nov 2012

Scientists Converge at First International School on Laser Applications

MORE than 80 scientists from across Europe converged on Caen, France for the first international school on laser applications, organised by LA3NET – a training network initiated and coordinated by the University of Liverpool and the Cockcroft Institute.

6 Nov 2012