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The Search for The Source of X-Rays Emitted by Lightning

University of Florida and Florida Institute of Technology engineering researchers have narrowed the search for the source of X-rays emitted by lightning, a feat that could one day help predict where lightning will strike.

15 Jul 2008

Performance and Benefits of QPC’s Patented Chip-Based Laser Technology

QPC Lasers, Inc., a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-brightness, high-power semiconductor chip-based lasers for the consumer electronics, industrial, defense, and medical markets, today announced the company's technical marketing team recently published a technical paper in the prestigious laser industry trade magazine Laser+Photonics.

15 Jul 2008

GOBI-384 Delivers High-Performance Thermal Imaging for Demanding Industrial and Security Applications

XenICs, Europe's leading developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared detectors and customized imaging solutions from the LWIR to the visible realm, now offers the GOBI-384, an uncooled microbolometer camera covering the LWIR 8 to 14µm.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 14 Jul 2008

Delivering Razor-Sharp, True-to-Life High-Definition Video and Still Images

TRUMPF Medical Systems, Inc. has introduced the world's first in-light high definition (HD) operating room camera. The TruVidia HD captures and transmits razor sharp, true-to-life images with 1080 lines horizontal resolution and 2 million pixels. The images are more than twice as clear as those available from standard definition (SD) cameras.

9 Jul 2008

Scalpel is Giving Way to a New Generation of Lasers

Laser technology has revolutionised the world of medicine in ways never before thought of. More and more often the scalpel is giving way to a new generation of lasers. Now the FAST-DOT project, backed by the EU with EUR 10.1 million in financing, is underway to develop a new line of lasers for biomedical applications.

8 Jul 2008

UV Light Therapy More Beneficial for Darker-Skinned Patients

An analysis of more than 100 patients has confirmed for the first time that darker-skinned patients benefit as those with lighter skin when given light therapy for morphea and related diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers show.

8 Jul 2008

Even Contact Lenses are Going Green

Even contact lenses are joining the trend to go green. Chemical engineering researchers at McMaster University have shown that a common fluid found in our bodies can be used as a natural moisturizing agent in contact ...

8 Jul 2008

QPC Lasers Demonstrates Prototype High Brightness RGB Lasers for Next Generation Laser TV

QPC Lasers, Inc., successfully met the laser performance milestones for all three colors (red, green and blue) in connection with its recently announced $12 Million Laser TV contract, thereby completing the technology development phase of the contract.

7 Jul 2008

Changing the Face of Corneal Eye Transplant Surgery

Faster recovery times and better visual outcomes are among the early results of a corneal transplant pilot study underway at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center.

7 Jul 2008

Considerable Utility of Simultaneous Framing and Streak Camera in Visualising Nanoscale Biomedical Events

Specialised Imaging Ltd. has announced the availability of a new technical report* demonstrating the considerable utility of a simultaneous framing and streak camera system in visualising nanoscale biomedical events.

2 Jul 2008