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Modulight Announced Arrival of High-Power Laser Chip Housed in 9-mm TO-Can

Modulight, Inc., a manufacturer of high- performance optical semiconductor components, today announced the arrival of its laser family's newest member: the high-power, single-emitter 1550 nm laser chip housed in a 9-mm TO-can. The product code is ML1470.

17 Oct 2007

Laser Technology Now Available For Patients in St. Louis To Treat Variety of Skin Conditions

The summer months can wreak havoc on our skin, but help is on the way thanks to new laser technology now available at a laser center and plastic surgery practice in St. Louis. Genesis Cosmetic Surgery Center & Laser Center recently upgraded its facility to offer five new laser devices that treat a variety of skin conditions and can be used for such procedures as laser hair removal, acne treatment, and spider vein removal.

17 Oct 2007

U.S. Medical Customer Receives High-Power Laser for Surgical Laser Applications

QPC Lasers, Inc. a world leader in the development and commercialization of high-brightness, high-power semiconductor lasers for the industrial, defense, and medical markets, today announced that it has shipped its first 100-watt Generation III semiconductor laser to a medical customer in the U.S. for a surgical application.

17 Oct 2007

Solid-State Laser to Detect Chemical Warfare Agents

Laser Energetics, Inc. (Pink Sheets: LNGT.PK) is pleased to announce the Company's new, all solid- state Alexandrite laser technology, "BrightStar,(TM)" has been selected by the US Army as the technology of choice for a near term "remote sensing "application in detecting chemical warfare agents.

17 Oct 2007

UV Laser Targets Fabrication of PCB and Wafer Inspection

The new Paladin(TM) Compact 355-4000 from Coherent, Inc. is the first solid-state, ultraviolet laser to deliver 4 Watts of quasi-CW output (at 355 nm) in a small footprint package.

16 Oct 2007

Laser-Based Counter-Measure to Protect Civilian Aircraft From Enemy Missiles

Israel has selected a laser-based counter-measure system to protect civilian aircraft from enemy missiles.

16 Oct 2007

AMS Technologies Announces New Laser Diode Controllers

AMS Technologies announces the market launch of Wavelenght Electronics' new laser diode drivers and temperature controllers (LDTC). Wavelenght Electronics tightly packed the FL500 low noise laser diode driver with...

16 Oct 2007

Cause of Cataracts Pinpointed with AFM Imaging

At the Institut Curie, Simon Scheuring, beneficiary of the Inserm Avenir program and coordinator of the CNRS/Inserm "Atomic force microscopy (AFM) of proteins in native membranes" team, has for the first time observed a diseased tissue at very high resolution using atomic force microscopy (AFM).

16 Oct 2007

Researchers Developed New Lighting Material That Enhances LCD Clarity

A joint South Korea-U.S. research team said Tuesday that they have developed a new lighting material that greatly enhances liquid crystal display (LCD) clarity in an outdoor environment.

16 Oct 2007

Boeing Successfully Demonstrated Avenger-mounted Laser System to Protect Troops Deployed in War Zones

The Boeing Company has successfully demonstrated that its Avenger-mounted laser system can neutralize the kinds of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO) that threaten U.S. troops deployed in war zones.

15 Oct 2007