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Toyota and Lexus Introduces Dynamic Laser Cruise Control

Dynamic Laser Cruise Control (DLCC) is offered in select Toyota and Lexus models, taking cruise control systems to the next level. Using the latest technology, the DLCC system is designed to help control the distance between the vehicle and the traveling vehicle ahead based on the driving lanes, the vehicle traveling ahead, and vehicle speed.

29 Oct 2007

II-VI Announces Expansion of Laser Optics and Components Product Lines

II-VI Inc. announced this week it will expand its laser optics and components product lines and enter the fiber laser market by acquiring 74.9 percent of HighYAG Lasertechnologie GmbH for an undisclosed amount of cash.

29 Oct 2007

US FDA Clears Lutronic MOSAIC Fractional Laser System for Dermatological Procedures

Lutronic USA, LLC., today announced that its MOSAIC fractional laser system has received US FDA 510(k) clearance for dermatological procedures requiring the coagulation of soft tissue.

28 Oct 2007

Wanted: Salmon Sperm - To be Used for Light Research

A University of Cincinnati professor is doing research for the U.S. Air Force, attempting to bring salmon sperm into the mix of biological materials used to intensify light-emitting diodes.

28 Oct 2007

Lockheed Martin Successfully Completed Paveway II DMLGB

Lockheed Martin successfully completed the paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB) First Article Test program and is now the only qualified source for delivery of DMLGB kits to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

27 Oct 2007

Patent Pending VectorJet Laser Marking Technology

The Sabreen Group, Inc. announces its Patent Pending VectorJet™ Laser Marking Technology that achieves unprecedented “dark-on-light” contrast, line edge detail, and marking speed on Acetals, and many more plastics that have traditionally been difficult, if not impossible, to laser mark.

27 Oct 2007

Creaform Launches Ultra-High Accuracy Handheld Laser Scanner

Creaform, a leader in the development and integration of 3D laser scan digital technologies, announces the launch of the EXAscan self-positioning handheld laser scanner. The latest addition to the successful Handyscan 3D line, the cost-effective, portable EXAscan is ideal for detailed laser scanning applications such as inspection and reverse-engineering that require high resolution and accuracy.

27 Oct 2007

Brookhaven Lab Physicist Wins Free Electron Laser Prize

Ilan Ben-Zvi, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, has won the 2007 Free Electron Laser (FEL) Prize along with James Rosenzweig of the University of California-Los Angeles. Sponsored by the International Free Electron Laser Conference, which was held this year in Novosibirsk, Russia, the prize consists of an award citation, a plaque, and approximately $2,500 for each recipient.

27 Oct 2007

Cutting-Edge Laser Innovations Award

Call for international Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis - November 30, 2007 is Deadline for Submissions

27 Oct 2007

Cutting-Edge Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility Available to Researchers

A $41 million national research facility to provide cutting-edge microscopy and microanalysis capability to all Australian researcherswas launched by the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, at the University of Sydney today (27 September 2007).

27 Oct 2007