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BELLA Laser Achieves One Pulse Per Second For World Record Power As Berkeley Lab’s laser plasma accelerator project BELLA nears completion, its drive laser has delivered one petawatt – a quadrillion watts – of peak power once each second, a world record for laser performance On the night of July 20, 2012, the laser system of the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA), which is nearing completion at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley...

BEDFORD, Mass., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GSI Group Inc., (NASDAQ: GSIG) a global leader and supplier of laser-based solutions, precision motion and optical control devices and associated precision technologies to global industrial, electronics, medical, and scientific markets, will release its second quarter 2012 results after the market close on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120305/NE64445LOGO) The Company will host a conference call...

Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with colleagues in Taiwan and China, have developed the world's smallest semiconductor laser, a breakthrough for emerging photonic technology with applications from computing to medicine. The scientists report their efforts in this week's Science. Miniaturization of semiconductor lasers is key for the development of faster, smaller and lower energy photon-based technologies, such as ultrafast computer chips; highly...

NEWARK, Del., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LWLG), a technology company focused on the development of a Next Generation Non Linear Optical Polymer Materials Platform for applications in high speed fiber-optic data communications and optical computing, announced today that Charles L. Greenlee has joined the Company's Research and Development team effective August 15, 2012. Since August 2005 Charles Greenlee has been a graduate research...

ABINGDON, England, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Initial reports from Munich highlight positive results with the ZERONA laser Trials of the non-invasive ZERONA(R) laser, manufactured by ERCHONIA in Munich, Germany, have demonstrated the significant body sculpting benefits of Low Level Laser Technology (LLLT), according to leading dermatologist Dr Patricia Ogilvie. "The ZERONA laser has a photochemical action, working on the parts of the body where fat is stored, and has...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Calmar Laser, a developer and manufacturer of leading-edge, fiber based picosecond and femtosecond lasers, today announced that it has received the International Organization for Standardization ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management system from TÜV USA, a member of TÜV NORD Group. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120724/CG45792) Calmar has a long history of providing high quality ultrafast fiber...

IRVINE, Calif., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) today announced that its senior management is scheduled to present at the 2012 Needham Advanced Industrial Technologies Conference at 9:00 am EDT on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, in New York City. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Charles F. Cargile will make a presentation at the conference, which will be held at Needham & Company's New York City headquarters. The presentation can be...

Eastern Laser launches ETE series laser machines. The Eastern Laser ETE Series laser cutter features top quality CO2 laser systems and is utilized by customers for the highest-quality engraving and cutting of wood, acrylics, plastics, stone, etc. (PRWEB) July 23, 2012 Eastern Laser launches ETE series laser machines. The Eastern Laser ETE Series laser cutter features top quality CO2 laser systems and is utilized by customers for the highest-quality engraving and cutting of wood, acrylics,...

Electrical engineers at The University of Texas at Arlington and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised a new laser for on-chip optical connections that could give computers a huge boost in speed and energy efficiency. The team published its findings on July 22, 2012 in Nature Photonics. At just 2 micrometers in height — smaller than the width of a human hair — the surface-emitting laser's vastly lower profile could make it cheaper and easier for manufacturers to...

OCEANSIDE, N.Y., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellman International, Inc., a global leader in advanced radiofrequency (RF) technology for precision surgical and aesthetic procedures today announced that it has acquired the assets of Sandstone Medical Technologies, LLC., a recognized leader in the aesthetic laser and IPL technology field. The transaction significantly enhances Ellman's presence in the aesthetic market with laser and intense pulsed light (IPL) technologies and merges...