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Scientists Cool Erbium-Doped Materials with Laser Light

A team of researchers at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) have experimentally demonstrated something that other scientists have been trying to achieve for decades: the cooling of erbium-doped materials with laser light.

8 Jul 2007

Miniaturized Molecular Imaging Technologies for Screening, Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Wins $3 million Award

The Department of Defense (DOD) has named Rice University the recipient of a $3 million award for a five-year program to develop miniaturized molecular imaging technologies for screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of breast cancer.

8 Jul 2007

Virus-Sized Nanostars

New optics research from Rice University's Laboratory for Nanophotonics suggests that tiny gold particles called nanostars could become powerful chemical sensors.

8 Jul 2007

Thorlabs Licenses Adaptive Scanning Optical Microscope from Rensselaer

An innovative microscope technology invented by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been licensed by Thorlabs Inc., a manufacturer of photonics products.

8 Jul 2007

Adaptive Scanning Optical Microscope

The Photonic Applications, Systems and Technologies (PhAST) Conference and Laser Focus World magazine are pleased to announce that Thorlabs, Inc. has been selected as the recipient of this year's PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Award.

8 Jul 2007

Frontiers in Optics

The Optical Society of America's (OSA) Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics 2006, will cover the breadth of optical science and engineering.

8 Jul 2007

New Developments in Optical Technology Tests for Early Detection of Alzheimer's

Providing an update on progress and new findings on his optical tests for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease, Lee Goldstein of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School will describe dramatic new developments in the technology during a plenary talk at Frontiers in Optics, the annual meeting of the Optical Society of America (OSA) in Rochester, N.Y., which takes place next week.

8 Jul 2007

Expert Says "Laser Surgery Safer than Contacts"

Traditional assumptions have held that contact lenses are safer than laser surgery to correct vision problems. Now, an Oregon Health & Science University Casey Eye Institute physician, comparing data from several ...

8 Jul 2007

Breakthroughs in Optics, Photonics

Researchers from around the world will present new breakthroughs in optics, photonics and their applications at the 2007 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS) from May 6-11 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md.

8 Jul 2007

Laser Ablation MR Guidance Effective in the Treatment of Liver Tumors

A large-scale, 12-year study has found that laser ablation with magnetic resonance (MR) guidance is as effective as traditional surgery in the treatment of liver tumors in some patients.

8 Jul 2007