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Scientists Created Imaging Device with Layout Based on the Human Eye

By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye.

6 Aug 2008

Innolume to Enhance Production Marketing Activities for Quantum Dot Laser Products

Innolume, the leading provider of quantum dot (QD) laser diodes and modules covering the 1000 nm to 1320 nm optical spectrum, today announced that it secured a Series C round of financing for €8.6 million. The round was led by S-Group Capital Management Limited (SGCM) with Applied Ventures, LLC joining as a new investor.

4 Aug 2008

LED Light to Transform and Energize Lives

iinnLight Technologies, the emerging leader in optimizing light to transform and energize lives, today launched iinnLight Pro(TM), its debut product for the spa industry that enables spas and wellness centers to powerfully contribute to the wellness revolution by delivering the world's first Molecular Massage(TM) while providing a new therapy option to increase profits.

4 Aug 2008

Engineers Using a New Material Developed Smart Contact Lenses

"Smart" contact lenses that measure pressure within the eye and dispense medication accordingly could be made possible using a new material developed by biomedical engineers at UC Davis.

31 Jul 2008

Nature's Jewels can Potentially Find Application in Photonics

Butterfly wings, peacock feathers, opals and pearls are some of nature's jewels that use nanostructures to dazzle us with color. It's accomplished through the way light reaches our eyes after passing through the submicroscopic mazes within these materials.

30 Jul 2008

The Most Effective Treatment to Preserve Eyesight in Diabetic Patients

Five years ago, ophthalmologists started using steroid injections as a new way of treating diabetics with swelling in their eyes. Now, research shows that the traditional treatment for this disorder is still more effective, according to results in the online edition of the journal Ophthalmology.

30 Jul 2008

KODAK CCD Image Sensors Help Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Reach New Milestones

As the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) approaches the three-year anniversary of its launch, imaging technology from Eastman Kodak Company continues to enable the orbiter to explore the red planet as never before.

29 Jul 2008

cellTRAY Offers Most Advanced On-Microscope Incubtor and Fluidics System

Nanopoint Inc., an award-winning developer of cellTRAY® Fluidics and Imaging System products, is announcing positive validation of its Model CT-2000 from early customers who range professionally from microfluidics system experts to award-winning pharmaceutical researchers.

29 Jul 2008

High Definition Imaging System from Carl Zeiss Meditec Designed to Identify Early-Stage Glaucoma and Retinal Diseases

Pima Eye Institute, which provides specialty eye care to the Southern Arizona community, announced today that it has acquired advanced new imaging technology from Dublin, CA based Carl Zeiss Meditec that can help identify early signs of glaucoma and retinal diseases more effectively than other imaging or diagnostic tools.

28 Jul 2008

Microscopic Microscope Operates Without Lenses

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have turned science fiction into reality with their development of a super-compact high-resolution microscope, small enough to fit on a finger tip.

28 Jul 2008