Biosensors Like BloodhoundsBy
Olfactory cells are being integrated into tiny microsystems to give them a bloodhound-like ability to sniff out hazards such as explosive materials, biological pathogens, spoiled food or impure water.Three faculty researchers in the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering -- Pa...
LED Lasers Cost Less
Plastic lasers that convert light from LEDs and can be tuned to every color of the rainbow can be created at a fraction of the cost of existing technologies, said the physicists who developed them at ...
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Lasers Align Molecules
Scientists have eliminated the need to crystallize human proteins for synchrotron x-ray diffraction by using lasers to align large groups of the molecules. With approximately one million human protein...
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Complicated Pulses Measured
A device that reveals spherical aberrations in optical components could help biologists, chemists, and other nonlaser scientists easily measure complicated ultrashort laser pulses. Lasers that emit ul...
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The X Flies
This year's CLEO (Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics) at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose went off without a hitch. Photonics enthusiasts from all over the world poured into the exhibit ...
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Light Mapped Through Holes
The question of how light squeezes through small holes has been answered by a research team successful in accurately mapping the process for the first time. The researchers -- Aurele Adam, PhD, and pr...
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SWIR Linear Array
SUI (Sensors Unlimited Inc.)
Sensors Unlimited Inc. said its new LC series shortwave infrared (SWIR) linear photodiode array extends beyond other near-infrared (NIR) linear arrays to deliver high sensitivity for imaging applicati...
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Lasiris T-MFL Laser
StockerYale Canada
StockerYale Canada said its Lasiris T-MFL (telecentric microfocus laser) has the ability to maintain a constant line thickness along the entire line length when projected on a flat plane. The Lasiris ...
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808-nm Single-Mode Diodes
Intense
Intense Ltd.'s 6020-808 series are high power, high brightness, 808-nm single-mode laser diodes for green laser pumping. The 6020-808 series provide high beam quality with up to 200 mW of output power...
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Spectrum 100 Optica
PerkinElmer
PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences said its new Spectrum 100 Optica is the only commercially available Fournier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer developed specifically for the optical fil...
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Talisker Fiber Laser
Coherent
Coherent Inc. said the new Talisker combines the advantages of fiber-based and free-space lasers in a rugged industrial package that offers high power, picosecond output. With over 18 W of average pow...
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Mel Engle Named Raydiance CEO
Mel Engle has been named CEO of ultrashort-pulse (USP) laser maker Raydiance Inc., of Petaluma, Calif., He succeeds company founder Barry Schuler, who is now executive chairman of the board, the compa...
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Keithley Offers SC Device Test Apps CD
The "Semiconductor Device Test Applications Guide," a free CD available from Keithley, includes semiconductor test application information such as applications notes, white papers and presentations on...
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PI Opens UK, France Subsidiaries
Nanopositioning specialist Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, of Karlsruhe, Germany, has founded a UK sales and support office, PI (Physik Instrumente) Ltd., in Harpenden, England. The company...
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Lumenis Realigns Ophthalmic Unit
Medical and aesthetic laser maker Lumenis Ltd. of Yokeam, Israel, said it has realigned its ophthalmic business unit to report to Gideon Sturlesi, who will lead the unit in addition to his duties as c...
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Former Sen. Daniel Coats Joins NanoInk Board
NanoInk Inc. of Skokie, Ill., a nanometer-scale manufacturer and applications developer for the life science and semiconductor industries, announced the appointment of former Sen. Daniel Coats to ...
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