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Aviation + Safety Division to Deploy High-Performance Tactical Lighting Systems to Support Facilities

Cyberlux Corporation, a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, announced today that the Company has received a purchase commitment for 10 BrightEye Dual Lighthead Tactical Illumination Systems from the Air National Guard.

24 Apr 2008

Zecotek Granted Australian Patent for 3D2D Display System

Zecotek Photonics Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been granted acceptance by the Australian Commissioner of Patents for its Real-Time 3D2D Display System technology. Australian Patent Number 2006200812 provides patent protection for 3 dimensional stereoscopic display systems.

24 Apr 2008

Fiber Laser Pump Engine Designed for Next Generation Airborne Weapons Applications

QPC Lasers, Inc., a world leader in the development and commercialization of high brightness, high power semiconductor lasers for the consumer, industrial, defense, and medical markets, today announced it has delivered a high power laser to a U.S. Government Department of Defense customer to be used as a fiber laser pump engine for next generation airborne directed energy weapons applications.

23 Apr 2008

Researchers Have Built a Rechargeable Microscope Illumination System for NASA Scientists

Auburn University researchers have built a rechargeable microscope illumination system for NASA scientists who are using it during Antarctic expeditions.

22 Apr 2008

Unique Collaborative Effort to Develop a New Generation of High-Brightness Lasers

Scientists and engineers across Europe have joined forces in a unique collaborative effort to develop a new generation of high-brightness lasers that will transform the fields of healthcare, communications and entertainment.

22 Apr 2008

New 880nm SLED Ideal for Medical Imaging and Fiber Optic Sensor Applications

AMS Technologies announces the extension of Exalos family of powerful Superluminescent Light Emitting Diodes (SLEDs) with the new 880nm SLED (EXS8810).

22 Apr 2008

Center Offers Insight, Specialized Eye Exams for Athletes

The standard eye chart only covers letters and numbers, but athletes need above average vision to track balls hurtling toward them at alarming speeds. To test those special skills, a University of Houston optometrist has founded the Sports Vision Performance Center, a facility where athletes perform while a strobe light is flashing, play tag with a board of lights and engage in other activities designed to improve their visual abilities.

21 Apr 2008

Optical Touch Switch Makes Mobile Devices More User-Friendly

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors' two new SMT proximity sensors (SFH7740 and SFH7741) use distance measurements to detect a mobile device's operating status without physical contact to the sensor itself.

21 Apr 2008

Reduces Lipolysis Procedure Time by Half

CoolTouch Inc., a pioneering manufacturer of medical lasers, announced today the introduction of their new CoolBlue Duet(TM) laser lipolysis suction handpiece set designed specifically to be used with the CoolLipo(TM) 1320 laser system.

18 Apr 2008

Discovery Could Lead to Better Treatment or Cure for Cataracts

It is the No. 1 line-item cost of Medicare reimbursement and affects more than 20 million people in the United States. Cataracts, which can have devastating effects on the eye, affect 42 percent of the population between the ages of 70 and 80, and 68 percent of the population over the age of 80, according to the National Eye Institute.

17 Apr 2008