Laser in Biological Technology

Orange County Laser Surgeon Nissan Pilest Tapped as Keynote Speaker at Fraxel & Thermage User Forum Held at Beckman Laser Institute

Orange County Laser Surgeon Nissan Pilest was recently selected by Solta Medical (parent company of Fraxel and Thermage) as the keynote speaker for a special physician to physician forum. Clinical studies show even more profound improvements when patients have undergone both procedures within a c...

New nanotube coating enables novel laser power meter

The U.S. military can now calibrate high-power laser systems, such as those intended to defuse unexploded mines, more quickly and easily thanks to a novel nanotube-coated power measurement device developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The new laser power meter,...

Scientists demonstrate laser with controlled polarization

Cambridge, Mass. April 13, 2009 Applied scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) in collaboration with researchers from Hamamatsu Photonics in Hamamatsu City, Japan, have demonstrated, for the first time, lasers in which the direction of oscillation of the emit...

Trusted LASIK Surgeons Welcomes Leading Laser Expert and Inventor Jon Dishler, M.D., to Its Unique LASIK Eye Surgeon Directory for Consumers

Trusted LASIK Surgeons launched its revolutionary Trusted LASIK Surgeons directory service and website at www.TrustedLASIKSurgeons.com in order to provide a resource for consumers seeking to improve their vision and find a highly qualified surgeon who can help improve their chances of attaining...

Irvine Dermatologist Begins In-office Clinical Studies -- Nissan Pilest, MD Combines Multi-Use Botox in Laser Resurfacing Clinical Studies

Training Physician for both Botox and Fraxel Repair, Nissan Pilest Board Certified Dermatologist in Orange County begins in-office clinical procedure studies to track the effectiveness of using Botox as a pre-treatment to enhance the improvements of fractional CO2 skin resurfacing. Specific to th...

Nikon Instruments A1 Confocal Laser Microscope Series With NIS-Elements C Software Delivers Fully Integrated Comprehensive Confocal Imaging Capabilities

NIS-Elements C Platform Brings System Flexibility and Efficiency to the Advanced Performance of the A1 Series of Confocal Laser Point Scanning Systems MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Offering the most comprehensive confocal microscope and software package available, Nikon Instrume...

Imaging Diagnostic Systems CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) Technology Featured in Peer-Reviewed Journal

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IMDS), a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging, announced today that a new study evaluating the CTLM system as an adjunct to mammography is featured in the December 2008 issue of Academ...

Imaging Diagnostic Systems CT Laser Mammography (CTLM(R)) System Featured at the 94th Annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Conference

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IMDS), a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging, announced today that a recent study on CTLM is one of the featured scientific abstracts at RSNA 2008, November 30th - December 5th. Dr. ...

Pilot Study Finds Adding Topical Imiquimod To Laser Therapy Improves The Response Of Port Wine Stain Birthmarks

Two-thirds of all port wine stain birthmarks occur on the face. As such, there is a strong need for an effective, long-lasting treatment that safely fades these reddish-purple skin lesions that can have a huge impact on a patient's physical and emotional well-being. Now, a new study evaluating ...

New research expected to improve laser devices and make photovoltaics more efficient

University of Chicago scientists have induced electrons in the nanocrystals of semiconductors to cool more slowly by forcing them into a smaller volume. This has the potential to improve satellite communications and the generation of solar power. "Slowing down the cooling of these electronsin th...

Genomma Lab Reaffirms Zero Ownership Stake in the Laser Hair Removal Chains Neoskin and Depilite

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Genomma Lab Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: LAB) ("Genomma" or "the Company"), a leading Mexican over-the-counter ("OTC") pharmaceuticals and personal care products company announced today that it owns no shares in the laser hair removal chain "Neoskin,...

Imaging Diagnostic Systems Sells Its CT Laser Mammography System to Budapest, Hungary

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IMDS) a pioneer in laser optical breast cancer imaging systems, announced today that its distributor, Laszlo Meszaros of Kardia Hungary Kft., has purchased the first CT Laser Mammogr...

Imaging Diagnostic Systems Receives its First Order for its CT Laser Mammography System for Israel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IMDS) a pioneer in laser optical breast cancer imaging systems, announced today that its distributor The Oyamo group has place an order for the first CT Laser Mammography System (CTLM...

OmniGuide Introduces The BeamPath Neuro(TM): A CO2 Laser Fiber for Brain And Spine Surgery

First, Flexible CO2 Laser Scalpel Provides Surgeons with No-Touch Surgical Tool For Precision Brain and Spine Surgery CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- OmniGuide, Inc., announced today the introduction of the new BeamPath NEURO(TM), the first flexible CO2 laser scalpel for neurosurg...

Orange Coast Urology Offers Advanced In-Office Patient EVOLVE(R) Laser Prostate Treatment

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Men in the Los Angeles area who suffer from the symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate now have the option of out-patient, in-office treatment to cure the problem. Orange Coast Urology of Huntington Beach is now offering the LIFE(TM) (La...

Revolutionary New In-Office EVOLVE(R) Laser Prostate Treatment Available Throughout Western Oregon

EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Men living in Western Oregon who suffer from the symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate now have the option of out-patient, in-office treatment to cure the problem. biolitec, Inc. is pleased to announce that a network of doctors in Western...

Reliant Technologies Announces Canadian Launch of Fraxel re:pair(R) Laser: A New Class of Treatment Therapy for CO2 Laser Skin Resurfacing

Fraxel re:pair(R) system receives Health Canada clearance to treat severe sun damage, sagging skin, vascular dyschromia and wrinkles MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Reliant Technologies, Inc., the pioneer of fractional resurfacing and market leader of aesthetic laser skin t...

American Laser Centers Opens Three Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Clinics

Laser hair removal, skin rejuvenation, VelaShape and three new clinics available to Minneapolis area beauty seekers MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- American Laser Centers, http://www.americanlaser.com, the largest provider of laser hair removal and other noninvasive aesthet...

New technique measures ultrashort laser pulses at focus

Lasers that emit ultrashort pulses of light are used for numerous applications including micromachining, microscopy, laser eye surgery, spectroscopy and controlling chemical reactions. But the quality of the results is limited by distortions caused by lenses and other optical components that are p...

CT Laser Mammography Technology to be Featured at European Congress of Radiology

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IMDS) a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging systems, will exhibit CT Laser Mammography (CTLM(R)) technology at the annual European Congress of Radiology (ECR 2008), March 7- 11, ...

CT Laser Mammography Technology to be Featured at Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Conference

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IMDS) a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging systems, will exhibit CT Laser Mammography (CTLM(R)) technology at the 18th Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Conference...

TRIA At-Home Laser Hair Removal Device Cleared by FDA

TRIA is First Entry to Home-Based Device Market Featuring Diode Laser Technology for Hair Removal PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- SpectraGenics, a leader in light-based therapeutic beauty devices, today announced over-the-counter (OTC) clearance from the United...

Nikon Instruments Launches Fully-Automated A1 Confocal Laser Microscope Series

Innovative Hardware and Software Enable Total System Integration with the Nikon Ti Inverted Microscope System to Provide Advanced System Flexibility and Performance MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikon Instruments, Inc. (http://www.nikoninstruments.com ) to...

Ultrafast optical shutter is switched entirely by laser light

Its a rare case of all light and no heat: A new study reports that a laser can be used to switch a film of vanadium dioxide back and forth between reflective and transparent states without heating or cooling it. It is one of the first cases that scientists have found where light can directly prod...

Imaging Diagnostic Systems Exhibits CT Laser Breast Imaging Results at Major Italian Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Meeting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IMDS) a pioneer in laser optical breast cancer imaging systems, announced that the Company's exclusive distributor in Italy, CTLM Italia, exhibited CTLM system results from universit...

Harvard University engineers demonstrate quantum cascade laser nanoantenna

Cambridge, Mass. October 22, 2007 In a major feat of nanotechnology engineering researchers from Harvard University have demonstrated a laser with a wide-range of potential applications in chemistry, biology and medicine. Called a quantum cascade (QC) laser nanoantenna, the device is capable of ...

'Radio wave cooling' offers new twist on laser cooling

Visible and ultraviolet laser light has been used for years to cool trapped atomsand more recently larger objectsby reducing the extent of their thermal motion. Now, applying a different form of radiation for a similar purpose, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST...

Largest Asian Cancer Hospital to Evaluate New CT Laser Breast Imaging System

Imaging Diagnostic Systems Installs CTLM(R) in Tianjin, China FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IMDS) a pioneer in laser optical breast cancer imaging systems, has installed a CT Laser Mammography (CTLM(R)) syst...

Imaging Diagnostic Systems New Laser Breast Imaging Scanner Introduced in Malaysia

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IMDS) a pioneer in laser optical breast cancer imaging systems, has shipped a CT Laser Mammography (CTLM(R)) system to the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ...

Regular light bulbs made super-efficient with ultra-fast laser

An ultra-powerful laser can turn regular incandescent light bulbs into power-sippers, say optics researchers at the University of Rochester. The process could make a light as bright as a 100-watt bulb consume less electricity than a 60-watt bulb while remaining far cheaper and radiating a more ple...

UW-Madison Laser Device to Study Polar Ice Caps

MADISON, WI A laser device developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) group was used to test NASAs ICESat (Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite) laser device. Lidars Arctic HSRL (High Spectral Resolution Lidar) instrument was chosen for the test bec...

Alfalights New Laser Bars

Madison, Wis. - With the help of additional funding recently received from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), Alfalight's line of high-power diode laser bars isare ready for the market. The company recently received a $3.9 million DARPA grant that enabled it to further develop its ...

Alfalight increases laser efficiency for DOD program

Project supported by Department of Defense program MADISON, Wis. Alfalight, Inc. , a Wisconsin-based diode laser manufacturer, recently demonstrated 65 percent total power conversion efficiency in its 970 nm laser material at a conference in Albuquerque, N.M. This step toward the eventual goa...

Alfalight receives $3.8 million Air Force laser contract

Madison, Wis. Alfalight , a manufacturer of high-powered diode lasers, announced on Tuesday it has received a $3.8 million research and development contract with the Air Force research laboratory in New Mexico. The lab wants Alfalight to, over the next 18 months, develop a multimode laser with ...

UW prof makes laser for scanning lots of information at once

Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Scott Sanders has discovered a way to make a laser shine in not one but a rainbow of colors, and to deliver the colors one at a time so they can be used for scanning objects. Researchers can derive information about a material based on its se...

Differential Gene Expression Analysis of Pure Cell Populations from Frozen UterineTissue Using Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) and cDNA Microarrays

Se-Jin Yoon and Kyung-Ah Lee Infertility Medical Center, CHA General Hospital, Seoul 135-081, Korea Abstract Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) is an innovative technique which permits the rapid and reliable procurement of pure cell populations from heterogeneous tissue sec...

Working With Laser Capture Microdissection Samples

Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) is a method for obtaining pure populations of cells from heterogeneous samples. LCM permits the selection and capture of cells, cell aggregates, and discrete morphological structures from thin tis...

Isolate and Analyze Total RNA from Cells Harvested by Laser Capture Microdissection

StrataPrep total RNA microprep kit for very small samples Karen Dolter Sylvia Norman Jeff Braman Stratagene Isolating total RNA from laser capture microd...

CapitalBio Corporation and VigeneTech Inc. Have Announced the Launch of a Fully Integrated Microarray Solution Platform

...s China's leading developer and marketer of biochips, microarray-related instruments and microarray services. Its range of LuxScan(TM) dual and single laser microarray scanners are used widely in Europe, the Americas and Asia. It also develops active biochips and dedicated software for data analysis and bi...

Saint-Gobain Introduces Next Generation Silicone Tubing

... longer to twice as long as other tubing products. Other features that distinguish Sani-Tech(R) Ultra products include excellent flexibility, laser etching for lot traceability and non-yellowing properties. It is fully autoclavable and sterilizable, and accommodates a wide range of temperatures --...