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Tiny Laptop-Sized Laser Module Achieves Power Output Exceeding 500W

QPC Lasers, Inc., a world leader in the design and manufacture of high brightness, high power semiconductor lasers for the consumer display, industrial, defense, and medical markets, announced today that it has shipped a compact BrightLase® Ultra-500(TM) laser to a North American industrial customer for use in industrial metals and plastics processing applications.

23 Jun 2008

The Largest LED Chandelier in Norway

The Norwegian National Opera was ceremoniously opened on the 12th of April 2008 after a five-year construction period. The highlight of the impressive structure is a huge chandelier - the largest in Norway.

19 Jun 2008

A New Approach to Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Customized microscopic magnets that might one day be injected into the body could add color to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while also potentially enhancing sensitivity and the amount of information provided by images.

18 Jun 2008

Using Lasers and Plastic Beads to Create Ultrasmall Features

Princeton engineers have invented an affordable technique that uses lasers and plastic beads to create the ultrasmall features that are needed for new generations of microchips.

18 Jun 2008

Sharp Goes Wide with New Projectors and Monitors

Sharp continues to expand its suite of professional display offerings, providing customers with multiple options for crystal-clear presentations. At InfoComm 2008, Sharp is demonstrating its commitment to the Wide XGA format, with the recently introduced XG-P560W 3-chip DLP® WXGA projector, as well as the XG-C455W and PG-C355W 3-LCD WXGA projectors.

18 Jun 2008

AMO and IER to Develop Contact Lens Disinfectant and Cleaning Solutions Products

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., a global leader in ophthalmic surgical devices and eye care products, has announced a collaboration with the Institute for Eye Research (IER) to develop contact lens disinfectant and cleaning solutions and related products.

16 Jun 2008

Company Invited to Present on Advanced Laser Technology for Pocket Projectors

QPC Lasers, Inc., a world leader in the design and manufacture of high brightness, high power semiconductor lasers for the consumer electronics, industrial, defense, and medical markets, today announced that it will exhibit at Projection Summit 2008 and demonstrate its miniature BrightLase® Red-Green-Blue "RGB" laser.

16 Jun 2008

Compact Device Supports Up to 60 White LEDs for Medium-Sized LCD Applications

Helping display manufacturers meet demands for more efficient power technologies in displays, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced today an innovative, six-channel, 40-V white light emitting diode (LED) driver with a built-in, high-efficiency boost regulator and 1.5-A FET.

12 Jun 2008

Keeping Track of Visitors at Major Sporting Events

The silky skills of Europe's top footballers will not be the only eye catcher this summer as the movement of the fans themselves fall under the watchful gaze of state-of-the-art video surveillance.

12 Jun 2008

NIH Conduct Tests on Green Fiber Laser in Flow Cytometry Applications

Zecotek Photonics Inc. is pleased to announce that the National Cancer Institute, a division of the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH), recently conducted tests on its proprietary Green Fiber Laser (GFL-550) in flow cytometry applications.

5 Jun 2008