Monday, June 20th, 2011
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Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have developed a living laser made from green fluorescent protein (GFP), a protein found in jellyfish. The researchers, Malte Gather and Seok Hyun Yun from the Wellman Center for Photomedicine ...
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
The world's largest trade fair devoted to laser and photonics technology ended on Thursday, 26 May, in Munich, Germany, hitting an all-time high. Attendance for Laser World of Photonics 2011 grew 8% over last year, with show organisers announcing 27,500 visitors and more than 1100 exhibitors, also a record. Medical ...
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Monday, April 25th, 2011
A new infrared thermometer with a high precision resolution is available from Optris GmbH. The Optris CSlaser LT is used for the measurement of small temperature differences, starting from 0.025K. CSlaser LT has a double laser sighting. Two emitters follow the infrared optical path to mark the accurate size and ...
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
The laser will celebrate its 50th birthday in May 2010, and festivities are already well under way. As I mention in the forthcoming February issue of European Medical Device Technology, a group of photonics and scientific associations is marking the milestone with a series of LaserFest events at trade shows ...
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
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Researchers have announced the creation of a light source with a diameter of 44 nm. Dubbed the smallest laser ever made, the ...
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
Surgical lasers are often imprecise and can vaporize healthy tissue, making them unsuitable for delicate tasks such as brain surgery. Adela Ben-Yakar, an assistant professor at the University of Texas with a background in rocket science, decided to address this problem by developing a femtoscond laser so precise that it ...
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