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New Biophotonics Center

A new science 'biophotonics' has a new center of operations. Quarters for the National Science Foundation-funded UC Davis Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology were dedicated Monday in the Oak Park Research Building at 2700 Stockton Blvd.

8 Jul 2007

Wavefront Technology Benefits Patients with Presbyopia

For those who've reached the age when reading a newspaper means holding it at arm's length or fumbling for reading glasses, wavefront-optimized lens technology may offer a better solution, according to data presented at the recent American Academy of Ophthalmology's 2006 Joint Meeting.

8 Jul 2007

Optical-Electrical-Optical Problem Turned into All Optical Solution

The Internet is often called the information superhighway, but the real superhighway is the optical fiber that connects computers around the world at the speed of light, according to John Badding, Penn State associate professor of chemistry.

8 Jul 2007

Australian-Based Researchers Perform Real-Time Cell Surgery in California Via Internet

In an effort to combine sophisticated laser and Internet technologies, scientists in Australia have successfully performed laser surgery and "optical trapping" in a Southern California laboratory via the Internet.

8 Jul 2007

Researchers Slow Light

Increasing interest has focused recently on ways of drastically slowing light or, more precisely, the speed of laser data pulses - and a joint USC/Duke University team has just reported improvements in a way to do this in a flexible and controlled manner.

8 Jul 2007

Laser Bursts Create True Black Metal

"Black gold" is not just an expression anymore. Scientists at the University of Rochester have created a way to change the properties of almost any metal to render it, literally, black.

8 Jul 2007

Ultrafast Lasers Reveal Atoms Colliding

Using laser pulses that last just 70 femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second), physicists have observed in greater detail than ever before what happens when atoms collide.

8 Jul 2007

Hybrid Silicon Evanescent Laser Offers Alternative to Silicon Raman Lasers

In what promises to be an important advance, researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have developed a novel laser by bonding optical gain layers directly to a silicon laser cavity.

8 Jul 2007

New Laser-Surgery Technique for Cornea Transplants

A UC Irvine ophthalmologist and his team have invented a new laser-surgery technique to perform cornea-transplant surgery that can replace the use of traditional handheld surgical blades and potentially improve recovery time for patients.

8 Jul 2007

Extreme Ultraviolet Light Helps Create More Powerful Computer Chips

A University of Central Florida research team has made a substantial inroad toward establishing extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) as a primary power source for manufacturing the next generation of computer chips.

8 Jul 2007