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Facing the Unexpected
Apr 3, 2014 — In following the news reporting of the protracted search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, I heard questions raised about the lack of cameras on both the inside and the outside of passenger planes that could possibly provide clues in the event something goes wrong. The camera question has come up on various occasions over the years, including in discussions of runway collisions and onboard emergencies. Among the reasons for not deploying cameras inside and out are costs and questions about
Laser safety: A university perspective
Oct 1, 2013 — Nearly every genre of scientific research has a niche where the laser is used. And, much as radioactive materials have transitioned from physics to biology, laser research techniques are invading arenas of science not traditionally seen as...
People In The News
Apr 1, 2013 — Laser Energetics Inc. of Mercerville, N.J., has hired consultant Jerome E. Dennis to help bring its Dazer Laser products into full compliance with the requirements of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the FDA. Dennis, a...
5 applications of optics we totally didn’t see coming
Feb 1, 2013 — Call it the law of unintended application: No matter one’s objective in developing a new technology, no matter how much the technology promises to address an important, heretofore unmet need in society, somebody will come up with an entirely...
Laser Safety Training: How Much Is Enough?
Feb 1, 2013 — Experts offer practical advice for selecting and scheduling laser safety training. For people who work with lasers – laser safety officers, industrial hygienists, health physicists, environmental health and safety professionals, manufacturing...
Kentek Acquires Laser Safety Business
PITTSFIELD, N.H., Sept. 10, 2012 — Kentek Corp. acquired fellow laser safety products maker Laser-Professionals Inc., effective Sept. 1. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "For eight years Laser-Professionals Inc. [LPI] has enjoyed a growing relationship with Kentek. We...
Designing a Laser Lab: What to Do – and What Not to Do
Sep 1, 2012 — Laser lab design can be tricky. Even when lab construction falls to a project manager, he/she often will rely on the laser user (many times a postdoc or grad student) and someone from the Environmental Health and Safety Division for design help....
LIA, OSHA Renew Alliance
Jul 1, 2012 — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration of Washington and the Laser Institute of America of Orlando, Fla., have renewed their partnership for two more years to reduce and prevent worker exposure to laser beam and nonbeam hazards in...
LIA, OSHA Renew Laser Safety Alliance
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 — The two organizations renewed their alliance for two more years to reduce and prevent worker exposure to laser beam and nonbeam hazards in industrial, research and medical workplaces.
How to Develop a Laser Safety Culture
May 1, 2012 — What is the most important measure of a laser safety program’s success? Developing a true culture of laser safety is the ultimate goal of any serious laser safety officer. The art of inspiring and coordinating people’s activities beyond...
ProPhotonix Appoints Distributors in US, Germany and Taiwan
SALEM, N.H., April 5, 2012 — To further strengthen its international machine vision illumination sales operation, the laser module and LED system manufacturer has appointed three distribution partners based in Asia, Europe and the US.
Lessons learned from a recent laser accident
Mar 1, 2012 — In September 2009, a graduate student working at SLAC suffered a laser eye injury while adjusting a polarizing beamsplitter being used with a femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser.1 The laser parameters were 800-nm wavelength, 100-fs pulse width, 1-kHz...
Make Nothing Happen
Mar 1, 2012 — Before I get out of bed in the morning, before I can even read the numbers on the clock, I have to put on my glasses. I wear contacts during the day, and if I want to clearly see words on my computer screen, I have to put on my reading glasses, too....
Tokyo gears up for Photonix Expo
TOKYO – Photonics industry members from around the world will converge on Tokyo Big Sight conference center April 11-13 for the Photonix Expo & Conference. The show will be held concurrently with the 22nd FINETECH Japan, a flat panel display exhibition...
BMW Headlights to Get Lasers
Nov 1, 2011 — BMW will incorporate lasers into its headlights for the first time, using its new concept vehicle, the i8, to demonstrate. The lasers, which are 1000 times more intense than conventional LEDs, are safe and could result in significant fuel savings....
Doing What Needs to Be Done
Nov 1, 2011 — I work in an office, but I have a real fondness for the noise and commotion of a manufacturing plant – the energy and activity of things being made – so I was excited to attend the inaugural Lasers for Manufacturing Event (LME), produced...
BMW to Replace LED Headlights with Lasers
MUNICH, Sept. 14, 2011 — BMW made headlines last week when it announced that it would incorporate lasers into its headlights for the first time, starting with its new plug-in hybrid, the i8 Concept. The lasers, which are 1000 times more intense than conventional LEDs, are...
‘Give a Damn About Laser Safety’
Aug 16, 2011 — We’ve all heard it, of course – as kids, some of us even as adults testing weed whackers in aisle 3 of our local home and garden store. “Put that down. That’s not a toy, you know.” We may not have heard it...
Bioeffects Researcher Wins LIA Award
ORLANDO, Fla., April 7, 2011 — The 2011 George M. Wilkening Award has been presented to Dr. Benjamin Rockwell by the Laser Institute of America (LIA) for his exceptional contributions to laser bioeffects research. Rockwell is a principal research physicist in the Air Force...
Optical Tweezers: There’s an App for That
LONDON, March 9, 2011 — A multitouch holographic optical tweezers interface for the iPad lets even novice users move and manipulate tiny particles like a pro.
FDA Greenlights Kodak Laser Projection Technology
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2011 — The FDA announced the approval of a variance that allows the sale of Kodak laser projector systems using the company’s laser projection technology to cinema exhibitors without the need for individual site or show operator variances. The...
LIA: Becoming the Laser Institute of America
Jul 1, 2010 — As just about everyone knows, American physicist Theodore Maiman fired the first laser in May 1960 in Malibu, Calif. What is less well-known is that, in February 1968, also in California, Maiman and other laser pioneers founded the Laser Industry...
Creating Art with Light
Jun 7, 2010 — A workhorse of industry and research, lasers also have a home in the arts. On stage, they’ve danced with performers. In museums, they’ve been behind almost magical portraits. For artists, this new tool has allowed them to do new things....
Laservision to Hold Laser Safety Officers Workshop
BERKELEY, Calif., April 30, 2010 — Laservision announced that it will participate in the annual Laser Safety Officers Workshop July 27-29 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The company will exhibit at the workshop, as well as conduct a mini-workshop on its EyePro software....
Elliot Launches Safety Catalog
Sep 8, 2009 — Elliot Scientific has announced the release of its 2009 Sperian Laser Safety Catalog. Sperian Protection’s range of protective eyewear with glass or polymer filters is available from the company. Elliot says that the catalog will help identify the...
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