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Vigorous Exercise May Help Prevent Both Cataracts and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

There's another reason to dust off those running shoes. Vigorous exercise may help prevent vision loss, according to a pair of studies from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The studies tracked approximately 31,000 runners for more than seven years, and found that running reduced the risk of both cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.

9 Feb 2009

Inspecting and Reading Sealing Caps on All Sides Now Possible with New Image Processing System

The image processing system VINSPEC by VITRONIC now makes it possible to inspect and read sealing caps on all sides. Due to the special patented optical system, a single sensor is able to produce a high-resolution image of the complete sealing cap including the lateral circumference.

9 Feb 2009

New Kind of Microscope to Visualize Cells in 3-D

University of Washington researchers have helped develop a new kind of microscope to visualize cells in three dimensions, an advance that could bring great progress in the field of early cancer detection.

9 Feb 2009

NanoViricides Update on Eye Drug Development

NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the "Company"), reported today that on-going negotiations with a large pharmaceutical company have now progressed to an advanced stage. The pharmaceutical company initially plans to evaluate NanoViricides's drug candidate for effectiveness against external ophthalmic diseases caused by two different virus types, namely herpes simplex virus (HSV) and adenovirus.

9 Feb 2009

Anti-Oxidants in Diet Shown to Halt Vision-Destroying Conditions

Though based on mouse studies, the research bolsters the idea that humans suffering from these and other eye conditions may be able to help preserve function by adding antioxidants to their diet, and explains why this would work. The team also devised a new cell-based gene therapy technique that could eventually offer another option for arresting vision loss from these diseases.

6 Feb 2009

Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy Research Wins ABC Best Paper Award

The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) has chosen the chemist Wei Sun (26) as the recipient of its Best Paper Award 2008. Sun is the lead author of a paper in ABC on developing advanced tools for in vivo biological imaging. The award, including the 1,000 euro prize, was created by Springer to help exceptional young scientists establish their research careers.

5 Feb 2009

Company Unveils Plans to Proliferate Single-Frame Super-Resolution Technology

NEC Electronics today introduced a new application-specific standard product (ASSP) to address the dramatic divergence between yesterday's image resolution and the high resolution of today's audio-visual (AV) display systems. Based on the company's unique single-frame super-resolution technology, the small, low-power ASSP (part number uPD9245GJ) reduces the blurring that occurs when low-resolution images are expanded and displayed in high-resolution.

4 Feb 2009

New 2000 mW CW Green Laser from Coherent Providing High Value Alternative to DPSS Lasers in OEM Applications

The new Genesis™ 532-2000 S from Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) is a 2000 mW CW, green (532 nm) laser that provides the first compact and high value alternative to diode-pumped solid state DPSS lasers in scientific and OEM applications. This is the first multi-watt green laser with performance optimized for these markets based on Coherent's unique, optically pumped semiconductor laser (OPSL) technology.

4 Feb 2009

First LED Downlight to Meet Stringent ENERGY STAR Requirements

Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE:CBE), announces that its Halo® LED recessed downlight is the first in the industry to meet stringent ENERGY STAR® requirements for solid state lighting (SSL) luminaires. The Halo LED Downlight's performance earns an ENERGY STAR qualification by meeting the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Solid State Lighting Luminaires: Eligibility Criteria - Version 1.0 for Category A - Recessed Downlights.

3 Feb 2009