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New Microscopy Technique Enable Cancerous Cell Detection Without Any Label to Enhance Optical Contrast

A new microscopy technique could enable biologists to detect cancerous cells without the use of any label to enhance optical contrast.

26 Nov 2007

New Plastic Radiation Detector

In applications ranging from hospital X-ray machines to instruments for astronomy, the standard way to measure the dose of radiation is to use a detector made from an inorganic semiconductor, such as silicon. It is not easy, however, to use this type of detector over large areas, and inorganic detectors are not flexible.

26 Nov 2007

Nitride LED and Laser Technology Report Available from Research and Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Nitride LED and Laser Technology and Its Impact on the Display, Medical, and Storage Industries to their offering.

26 Nov 2007

Lens Makers Sees Growth With New Technologies

At the recent AAO conference in New Orleans, eye care firms Alcon ACL and Advanced Medical Optics EYE showcased their latest implantable lenses and Lasik technologies.

24 Nov 2007

Research and Markets Announced Availability of High Power Diode Laser Sources Report

Research and Markets has announced the addition of High Power Diode Laser Sources and Their Impact on Industrial, Medical, and Military Laser Industries to their offering.

22 Nov 2007

Cold Laser to Stop Smoking

A medical training seminar was held in Las Vegas, where Eileen O'Connor from KickButtsUSA an expert experienced in using cold lasers to help people quit smoking and lose weight, demonstrated to medical doctors exactly how she uses cold lasers as part of a program to help patients stop smoking.

22 Nov 2007

New Laser-Scanning Confocal Microscope Helping Researchers Explore Intriguing Objects

"See those white sparks?" asks Kirk Czymmek, as he points to the video on his computer screen of a highly magnified heart cell in action. Tiny fireworks flash across the screen with every pulsation of the cell.

21 Nov 2007

Fellows of the Optical Society of America Awarded to Two Brookhaven Lab Scientists

Ralph James and Trevor Sears, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, have been named Fellows of the Optical Society of America (OSA). Limited to ten percent of the total OSA membership, Fellows of the organization have served with distinction in the advancement of optics. The two scientists will each receive a Fellow plaque and a pin at an OSA meeting in San Jose, California, in May 2008.

20 Nov 2007

Verizon's Fastest FiOS Internet Services

Verizon continues changing the definition of "fast" for Delaware broadband users by introducing a new, symmetrical Verizon FiOS Internet service for consumers, featuring upstream and downstream connection speeds of up to 15 megabits per second (Mbps).

20 Nov 2007

Radlink Announces New Family of Digital Imaging Products

Radlink, Inc., a supplier of affordable medical imaging systems to healthcare providers, today announced the new family of hardware and software products they will be introducing to the marketplace at RSNA 2007, the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

19 Nov 2007