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A New Twist on Photosynthesis

A startling discovery by scientists at the Carnegie Institution puts a new twist on photosynthesis, arguably the most important biological process on Earth. Photosynthesis by plants, algae, and some bacteria supports nearly all living things by producing food from sunlight, and in the process these organisms release oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.

11 Mar 2008

Integration of Five Leading Companies in the Photonics Industry

Five leading companies in the photonics industry have been integrated under the "Gooch and Housego" brand name. Although they were all previously owned by Gooch & Housego Plc, they had operated under separate names.

11 Mar 2008

QPC Lasers Showcaes High Power Eye-safe and Visible Lasers

QPC Lasers, Inc., a world leader in the design and manufacture of high brightness, high power semiconductor lasers for the consumer, industrial, defense, and medical markets, today announced that it will showcase its next generation products and technologies at the SPIE Defense & Security conference.

10 Mar 2008

Tracking Motions of Nanoparticles in 3D

A clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to track the motions of nanoparticles in solution as they dart around in three dimensions.

10 Mar 2008

Creating Functional Imaging of the Lungs

Deep Breeze Ltd, the innovator in vibration response imaging (VRI(TM)) technology, today announced that the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) of the People’s Republic of China has approved the registration of the VRIxp(TM) device.

10 Mar 2008

Providing New Level of Precision for World’s Most Widely Used Glaucoma Perimeter

Carl Zeiss Meditec, a leader in glaucoma care, announced the release of the Humphrey Field Analyzer II-i (HFA II-i) with new Guided Progression Analysis(TM) (GPA) software that accurately determines the stage of disease.

8 Mar 2008

Scanner Combining PET and MRI

Two kinds of body imaging -- positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- have been combined for the first time in a single scanner.

8 Mar 2008

Educational Program Shines the Light on Cutting-Edge Laser Research

The world's top laser experts will gather in Kissimmee, Fla., to share innovations in lasers and emerging technologies at the 28th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY (ASLMS).

6 Mar 2008

Current is Flowing Through a Simple Silicon-Based Molecular Sandwich

Using an unusual spectroscopic technique, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have provided the most convincing evidence yet that current is flowing through a simple silicon-based molecular "sandwich," which is the most basic structure of molecular electronics.

6 Mar 2008

Free Vision Correction Surgery for Spinal Cord Injury Patients

A Dawsonville, GA man who was left paralyzed from an auto accident 13 years ago is now living without his glasses thanks to Dr. George O. Waring, M.D., a surgeon at InView, a leading laser surgery center in Atlanta, GA.

5 Mar 2008