Backlog at Electro Scientific Industries swells to a six-year high on new design wins,prompting 20%stock bounce. ESI stock:up 20%on positive outlook Electro Scientific Industries(ESI),the provider of laser systems used in a variety ...
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German start-up focuses on'kilowatt'direct diodes 18 Jul 2012 Direct Photonics aims to use Fraunhofer know-how to boost output,challenge fiber and disk lasers. Direct Photonics'DirectPump 900 is a wavelength-stabilized laser ...
192-laser shot at National Ignition Facility hits 2mm target with 1.8MJ,500TW–a new high NIF target Scientists at the National Ignition Facility(NIF),home to the world's highest-energy laser system,say that they are ...
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Development and manufacturing agreement with Hyundai will enable Australia's Electro Optic Systems to scale production in Asia. "CROWS"system in operation Electro Optic Systems(EOS),the Australian company that develops and makes ...
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New guide star laser debuts at SPIE astronomy event 26 Jun 2012 Apparatus could help observatory one day"find another Earth"–Toptica. Burning bright:ESO's portable guide star laser unit under test.A novel approach to laser guide ...
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Procedure for treating chronic atrial fibrillation,a condition that causes palpitations and fainting,features a laser balloon catheter. Green light for laser heart treatment? A follow-up study of 56 patients with chronic atrial ...
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Fiber laser firm EOLITE sold for$10M 20 Jun 2012 Oregon-based laser system vendor Electro Scientific Industries buys the French company in an all-cash deal. EOLITE Systems,the venture-backed fiber laser specialist that is based at ...
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European Extremely Large Telescope'approved'12 Jun 2012 European Southern Observatory(ESO)council votes for provisional go-ahead of project to build the world's largest telescope. A project to build what will be by far the world's ...
A 3D laser scanner housed in a prototype system developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques (IPMS) in Freiburg, Germany, can boost the safety and reliability of rail transport. Whether it is to simply ...
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Carl Zeiss Meditec, the medical technology specialist that is majority-owned by the German optics giant Carl Zeiss, has reported a strong set of data for the first six months of its current financial year – thanks in part to ...
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Biolase legal tussles continue 09 May 2012 The company has filed suit against a European competitor,and is also the subject of legal action from CAO Group. Two recently filed patent disputes involving Biolase indicate that the ...
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Laser systems are currently being used in a variety of venues, unlike several decades ago when they were only at the beginning of this great journey that has led to the laser systems un-estimable popularity.Apart from uses in scientific, ...
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