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UV Laser Targets Fabrication of PCB and Wafer Inspection

The new Paladin(TM) Compact 355-4000 from Coherent, Inc. is the first solid-state, ultraviolet laser to deliver 4 Watts of quasi-CW output (at 355 nm) in a small footprint package.

16 Oct 2007

Cause of Cataracts Pinpointed with AFM Imaging

At the Institut Curie, Simon Scheuring, beneficiary of the Inserm Avenir program and coordinator of the CNRS/Inserm "Atomic force microscopy (AFM) of proteins in native membranes" team, has for the first time observed a diseased tissue at very high resolution using atomic force microscopy (AFM).

16 Oct 2007

Virtual Bird's-Eye View of Car

Parallel parking is about to get a lot easier thanks to some advanced technology to be embedded in forthcoming vehicles from Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

14 Oct 2007

Researchers Produced Material That Can Bend Light in Opposite Direction

A Princeton-led research team has created an easy-to-produce material from the stuff of computer chips that has the rare ability to bend light in the opposite direction from all naturally occurring materials. This startling property may contribute to significant advances in many areas, including high-speed communications, medical diagnostics and detection of terrorist threats.

14 Oct 2007

LazerSafe Enhancing Safety and Productivity of Sheetmetal Machinery

As one of the world's leading sheetmetal and fabrication machinery manufacturers, Durma recognises the importance of adopting a high level of technology into its press brakes. Lazer Safe's press brake control, safety and guarding technology has provided a suitable solution to streamline and enhance the operation, functionality, safety, performance and productivity of Durma machines. To further enhance machine productivity and operator safety, Lazer Safe has developed a new guarding solution.

14 Oct 2007

Self-Contained Solar-Powered Energy Source Provides Dependable Electricity for Lights

Carmanah Technologies Corporation today introduced its newest innovation, the EverGEN solar engine, at the Solar Power 2007 conference in Long Beach, California.

14 Oct 2007

Giant Volcano on Mars Discovered Using Heat-Sensitive Camera

A heat-sensitive camera designed at Arizona State University and flying on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has led a team of Mars geologists to find seven small, deep holes on the flanks of Arsia Mons, a giant volcano on Mars. The holes may be openings, called skylights, in the ceilings of underground caves.

12 Oct 2007

British scientists Developed Laser Than Can Detect Counterfeit Drugs Through Packaging

A laser that can detect counterfeit drugs through packaging has been developed by British scientists, allowing investigators to check on their authenticity without opening sealed bottles or packs.

11 Oct 2007

Micron-Scale Metallic Marking Grid Could Improve Understanding, Diagnosis of Alzheimer's and Other Diseases

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a method for correlating the results of microscopic imaging techniques in a way that could lead to improved understanding, diagnosis, and possibly treatment of a variety of disease conditions, including Alzheimer's disease. The Laboratory has filed a U.S. provisional patent application for the invention.

11 Oct 2007