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Coherent Introduces New Laser Pulse Energy Sensor Specifically Optimized for Medical Lasers

Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has introduced a laser pulse energy sensor specifically optimized for use with medical lasers that combines high accuracy, high damage threshold and a large active area.

10 Aug 2009

Kingston University Students Benefit from New State-of-the-Art Laser Scanner

A new state-of-the-art laser scanner, which is revolutionising the way geographers, engineers, police officers, and scientists solve problems, is now transforming the problem-solving ability of students at Kingston University.

6 Aug 2009

Innovative Laser Imaging Technique Aims to Save Millions and Cut More Than 7,700 Man Hours from Submarine Manufacturing Cycle

An innovative laser imaging technique, developed with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), could cut more than 7,700 man hours from the manufacturing cycle of the VIRGINA-Class Submarine (VCS).

30 Jul 2009

Nanolasers Breaking Barriers

We could soon see the potential of laser technology expand dramatically. Ways to make lasers smaller are being discovered through collaborative efforts of researchers at Arizona State University and Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The work opens up possibilities for using nanoscale lasers to significantly improve the performance of computers and speed up Internet access .

28 Jul 2009

Bombarding Aluminium with World's Most Powerful Soft X-Ray Laser

Oxford scientists have created a transparent form of aluminium by bombarding the metal with the world's most powerful soft X-ray laser. 'Transparent aluminium' previously only existed in science fiction, featuring in the movie Star Trek IV, but the real material is an exotic new state of matter with implications for planetary science and nuclear fusion.

27 Jul 2009

Lasers Trigger Nano-Earthquakes

With the "Reinhard Koselleck-Program" the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (DFG) has an independent funding scheme for especially innovative and risky research since 2008. Now the experimental physicist Prof. Manfred Bayer from TU Dortmund is one of the supported scientists.

23 Jul 2009

Breakthrough Laser Treatment for Toenail Fungus

PinPointe FootLaser today announced it has submitted its innovative new laser treatment for toenail fungus (Onychomycosis) to Health Canada for approval. As the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, Health Canada reviews medical devices to assess their safety, effectiveness and quality before being authorized for sale in Canada.

20 Jul 2009

Technique will Lead to Better Optical Probes for Studying Electron Dynamics

Scientists at RIKEN have developed a way to measure the wavelike properties of ultrafast (attosecond) light pulses - an important step toward being able to probe the dynamics of electrons, atoms and molecules.

16 Jul 2009

TCZ Receives First Purchase Order from Korean Display Maker

TCZ Pte. Ltd., a joint venture of Cymer, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYMI) and Carl Zeiss SMT AG, announced today that the company has received its first order--from a large Korean display maker--for the TCZ-900A, TCZ's production tool for flat panel display (FPD) fabrication.

16 Jul 2009

Scientists Create Light-Activated Antimicrobial Surfaces to Fight Hospital Infections

Scientists from UCL have created light-activated antimicrobial surfaces that could help fight the spread of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Professor Ivan Parkin (UCL Chemistry) and Professor Mike Wilson (UCL Eastman Dental Institute) have modified silicone with tiny amounts of commonly used dyes.

16 Jul 2009