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Laser Revascularization Method Could Help Where Bypasses Can’t
Transmyocardial laser revascularization fell somewhat out of favor in the 1990s, but recent developments have inspired new research into the technique. A laser technique that uses pulses of infrared...
Probes Watch Your Heart Skip a Beat
Fluorescence enables optical mapping of cardiac arrhythmias While many cases of cardiac arrhythmia are harmless, others can lead to loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness, which can be...
Choose the Right Light Source
As fluorescence microscopy advances, excitation light source selection becomes more important – and the best choice depends on the application. To take detailed images of biological structures,...
Opportunities Abound in Biological Spectroscopy
The market is expanding as the technology continues to develop, according to industry insiders. Spectroscopy allows us to analyze the world around us on an ever-smaller scale and with ever-better...
Editorial
We Love Photonics
Cardiovascular disease, comprising coronary heart, cerebrovascular, peripheral arterial, rheumatic heart and congenital heart diseases as well as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is the No. 1 cause of death in the world, according to the World Health Organization. That should suggest broad opportunity for treatment solutions, even though wide success has eluded photonics manufacturers...
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Laser beams paint in 3-D
Like an artist meticulously placing colors on a canvas, lasers could someday precisely place molecules in a meshwork to grow organs. Although there are many ways to create 3-D objects on the micron...
Whispering gallery sensor detects single viruses
An ultrasensitive, whispering-gallery-inspired biosensor has set a record, identifying the smallest known single virus particle. The biosensor derives its name from the peculiar behavior of light...
Light-activated muscles to give robots humanlike reflexes
Genetically engineered muscle tissue that flexes in response to light could one day be incorporated into robots, giving them the strength and flexibility of their living counterparts. “With...
Spectroscopy optimizes fluorescent probes for DNA studies
Time-resolved spectroscopy plus careful calculations can optimize photoluminescent probes for studying DNA, with results nearly twice as good as standard fluorescence spectroscopy for specific...
Merging microscopy methods sharpens brain imaging
Combining the best features of two microscopy methods yields images 100 percent sharper than those acquired through conventional light-sheet-based microscopy (LSM). LSM, also known as single-plane...
Microscope addresses the need for speed
A technology used in projectors can create a high-resolution image 100 times faster than conventional microscopy equipment, which can be too slow to clearly document speedy biological processes. The...
‘Magic carpet’ maps mobility
Fiber optics could be the key to keeping people with mobility problems on their feet. A new “smart” carpet with an underlay of plastic optical fibers that bend when walked upon can...
Technique expands range of x-ray research
“This is the future of how we will visualize structure of surfaces and interface structures in materials science with x-rays.” A new technique takes much of the “guesswork”...
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$1M gift supports online laser eye surgery education
Laser vision correction pioneer Dr. Charles R. Munnerlyn and his wife have donated $1 million to advance Web-based laser surgery education for ophthalmologists, the American Academy of Ophthalmology announced recently. The academy said the gift – one of the largest individual donations in its history – will establish the Dr. Charles R. and Judith G. Munnerlyn Laser Surgery Education...
Tornado Medical Systems
Tornado Medical Systems of Ithaca, N.Y., and Arjae Spectral Enterprises of Toronto, have merged into optical spectroscopy products entity Tornado Spectral Systems. The new firm, based in Toronto with...
Biolase Inc.
Dental laser manufacturer Biolase Inc. of Irvine, Calif., has sold 20,000 of its WaterLase systems. The WaterLase uses a patented yttrium-scandium-gallium-garnet laser wavelength and proprietary...
Schneider Optics Inc.
Schneider Optics Inc. Vice President Stuart Singer has been appointed a senior member of SPIE for his contributions to the precision optics industry, in which he has more than 30 years of experience....
Precision Optics Corp. Inc.
Precision Optics Corp. Inc. of Gardner, Mass., will sell stock shares to investors to raise approximately $2.5 million. The optical instrument manufacturer will collaborate with institutional and...
Schott North America Inc.
Schott North America Inc. has selected nine apprentices for a pilot program at its Duryea, Pa., facility, which was created to help build the next generation of manufacturers. The program offers...
Vixar Inc.
Optoelectronic components and subassemblies supplier Vixar Inc. of Plymouth, Minn., will demonstrate the feasibility of a wavelength-tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with a tuning range...
The Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL)
The Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL), a center for photonics science and technology at the City College of New York, held its 30th anniversary celebration conference in October....
Z-Laser Optoelektronik GmbH
Industrial laser maker Z-Laser Optoelektronik GmbH of Freiburg, Germany, has announced its new CEO, Stefan Randak. He replaces company founder and owner Kurt-Michael Zimmermann, who will remain as...
Materion Microelectronics & Services
Materion Microelectronics & Services has opened a facility in Mesa del Sol, N.M., that provides precision parts cleaning and surface treatment of physical vapor deposition shield kits for the...
Flir Systems Inc.
Flir Systems Inc. has received a $26.3 million contract to provide the US Navy with advanced imaging systems. The contract, awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, is for installing...
e2v
Imaging products manufacturer e2v of Chelmsford, UK, will provide Japan’s SPring-8 Angstrom Compact Laser (SACLA), an x-ray free-electron laser (XFEL), with imaging sensors that will allow...
Jenoptik’s Lasers & Material Processing Div.
Jenoptik’s Lasers & Material Processing Div. has received a $13 million order from a US customer for medical lasers. Over the next three years, the optoelectronics group will supply the...
Inrad Optics Inc.
Amy Eskilson is the new president and CEO of Inrad Optics Inc. of Northvale, N.J. She replaces Joe Rutherford, who is retiring but who will remain as a member of the board. Eskilson began her tenure...
Orb Optronix
Heidi Steward has been hired as director of sales and marketing at Orb Optronix of Kirkland, Wash. She will help the company expand its LED test-and-measurement services and products, and its LED,...
Rice University
Professor Tomasz Tkaczyk of Rice University in Houston has been named winner of the 2012 Norman Edmund Inspiration Award in recognition of his development of optical imaging technologies for early...
Veeco Instruments Inc.
John R. Peeler, CEO of Veeco Instruments Inc., has joined the IPG Photonics Corp. board of directors. The addition of Peeler, who will serve on the compensation committee, temporarily expands the...
Postscripts
UV vision might help crabs “color code” their food
A half-mile down into the ocean, out of the reach of sunlight, crabs could be using blue and ultraviolet light to find food and avoid toxins: An ability to detect shorter wavelengths may help them discern the good grub from the bad, according to a recent study. The animals might be using light sensitivity to “sort out the likely toxic corals they’re sitting on – which glow, or...
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