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New Portable Digital Microscopes from Leica Feature High-Quality Optics

Leica Microsystems' new generation of digital microscopes -- Leica DVM5000, DVM3000, and DVM2000 -- opens new horizons of mobility and speed.

6 Apr 2010

Physicists Use Optical Frequency Comb to Manipulate Quantum Bits

Physicists at the University of Maryland have found a way to turn a precision measurement device into a versatile tool for manipulating quantum bits (qubits).

6 Apr 2010

LNLS Selects Bruker Energy to Build State-of-the-Art Beamline

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. today announced the receipt of a $2.4 million contract from the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron, or LNLS) for the realization of a state-of-the-art, turn-key beamline.

6 Apr 2010

Highlights on Photonics Developments at SPIE Photonics Europe

SPIE Photonics Europewill provide a major forum for discussion of the latest developments in one of the key enabling technologies identified by the European Commission during its weeklong run in Brussels this month.

3 Apr 2010

Laser Research Offers OEM Replacement CO2 Laser Optics

A full line of direct OEM replacement CO2 laser optics, offered plain or in aluminum mounts, for most popular engraving and marking lasers is available from Laser Research Optics of Providence, Rhode Island.

3 Apr 2010

Global Report on Key Trends and Technologies in Ophthalmic Devices Market

The Future of Ophthalmic Devices, Market Forecasts and Growth Opportunities to 2016 - The Vision Care Segment Emerges as a Key Revenue Generator

3 Apr 2010

Advancements in Thirty Meter Telescope Project

The April 2010 issue of Segments, the quarterly newsletter of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Project, describes the progress TMT has made in the polishing of its primary mirror segments, acquiring sodium lasers for its adaptive optics system, and the role TMT will play in the hunt for extra-solar planets.

3 Apr 2010