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Optomap Technology Enhances Accuracy of Treatments in Prescott Valley Eye Care

Patients can receive a thorough exam that evaluates the back of the eye and can identify signs of serious eye diseases earlier than traditional means, reports Prescott Valley Eye Care.

25 Jul 2016

Teledyne Receives Contract to Fabricate, Test and Deliver Aircrew Laser Eye Protection Spectacles

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC (TS&I), was awarded a $30.1 million contract by the United States Air Force to fabricate, test and deliver Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP) Block 2 spectacles.

25 Jul 2016

New Multi-Photon Microscope Captures 3D Images of Thick Living and Fixed Tissues

You can’t study what you can’t see. That is why the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s Imaging Core is investing in a multi-photon microscope. The new device, which specializes in capturing 3-D images of thick living and fixed tissues, is to be installed at Penn Vet this summer and will enhance the bio-imaging infrastructure there and in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine.

22 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop New Optical Fiber-Based Probe to Measure Brain Temperature

The brain is the most temperature-sensitive organ in the body. Even small deviations in brain temperature are capable of producing profound effects--including behavioral changes, cell toxicity, and neuronal cell death.

21 Jul 2016

Scientists Develop Powerful Ceramic-Based Laser for Use in Surgery, Composite Materials Industry

Scientists from MIPT and their colleagues have developed a novel compact and powerful ceramic-based laser - it will be used as a minimally traumatic and inexpensive laser scalpel for surgical operations, and also for cutting and engraving composite materials. The results of the study have been published in Optics Letters.

21 Jul 2016

Scientists Use New X-Ray Laser Experimental Station to Study Nature of Hemoglobin

A new X-ray laser experimental station at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory recently welcomed its first research group, scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

18 Jul 2016

New Study Emphasizes Importance of Environmental Light-Dark Cycle for Health

Along with eating right and exercising, people should consider adding another healthy habit to their list: turning out the lights. That's according to a new study reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on July 14 showing many negative health consequences for mice kept under conditions of constant light for a period of months.

15 Jul 2016

DTI’s New Coreless Transformer UV Light Source System Outperforms Existing Linear-Lamp-Type UV Disinfection Units

Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has introduced a new coreless transformer UV light source system (US Patent 9,334,177 B1) that outperforms existing linear-lamp-type UV disinfection units.

13 Jul 2016

Toenail Fungus Sufferers Can Now Enjoy Clear Nail Beds with New FDA-Approved Laser Treatment

With the summer fun and flip flop season in full swing, those suffering from discolored toenails start to worry about what others think of their feet. Toenail fungus sufferers can now enjoy clear nail beds with the FDA 510(k) approval of the Lunula Laser, an Erchonia Corporation low-level laser.

6 Jul 2016

FDA Approves Concordia's PMA for New Photofrin 630 PDT Laser

Concordia International Corp. ("Concordia" or the "Company"), an international pharmaceutical company focused on legacy pharmaceutical products and orphan drugs, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Company's premarket approval application (PMA) for its new Photofrin® 630 PDT Laser.

1 Jul 2016

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Optomap Technology Enhances Accuracy of Treatments in Prescott Valley Eye Care

Teledyne Receives Contract to Fabricate, Test and Deliver Aircrew Laser Eye Protection Spectacles

New Multi-Photon Microscope Captures 3D Images of Thick Living and Fixed Tissues

Researchers Develop New Optical Fiber-Based Probe to Measure Brain Temperature

Scientists Develop Powerful Ceramic-Based Laser for Use in Surgery, Composite Materials Industry

Scientists Use New X-Ray Laser Experimental Station to Study Nature of Hemoglobin

New Study Emphasizes Importance of Environmental Light-Dark Cycle for Health

DTI’s New Coreless Transformer UV Light Source System Outperforms Existing Linear-Lamp-Type UV Disinfection Units

Toenail Fungus Sufferers Can Now Enjoy Clear Nail Beds with New FDA-Approved Laser Treatment

FDA Approves Concordia's PMA for New Photofrin 630 PDT Laser

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