http://blog.photonic-products.com Photonic Products laser blog for all the laser news Mon, 12 May 2008 15:52:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Doctors specialising in cosmetic treatments are warning of a growing problem of "cowboy clinics" using lasers without proper training or controls and endangering patients. The British Association of Cosmetic Doctors (BACD) is demanding tighter regulation of the beauty industry to protect the public. But the Department of Health has ignored the ... http://blog.photonic-products.com/laser-news-and-laser-related-news/doctors-warn-of-cowboy-clinics/ Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Nist) in the US have developed an ultra-fast laser that could be used to search for Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars. The device offers a record combination of high speed, short pulses and high average ... http://blog.photonic-products.com/laser-news-and-laser-related-news/ultra-fast-laser-looks-to-stars/ That’s Not A Moon, It’s a Laser Camera - Radiohead Shoot “House of Cards” Video Thom & Co. recently managed to find some downtime during their US jaunt to shoot a video for the NBA-friendly In Rainbows number, “House of Cards”, in West Palm Beach, Florida. In a somewhat predictable move by ... http://blog.photonic-products.com/laser-news-and-laser-related-news/thats-not-a-moon/ A laser-generated optical comb might sound like something Flash Gordon would use to straighten his hair. It's actually a super precise measuring device, able to find the frequency of radiation more accurately than any other method. That might sound less exciting than a new kind of paint-dryer, but has applications in ... http://blog.photonic-products.com/laser-news-and-laser-related-news/new-laser-technology-aiding-search-for-exo-planets/ UEFA fined French champion Lyon US$5,000 (€3,200) Thursday because a fan aimed a laser pen at Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo during a match. Television replays showed a circle of bright, green light shining on the Portugal international during the first half of United's Champions League game at Stade Gerland on ... http://blog.photonic-products.com/laser-news-and-laser-related-news/lyon-fined-after-fan-aimed-laser-at-ronaldo/ Despite domestic concerns like inflation and a looming home lending crisis, Americans continue to spend money on plastic surgery. According to the latest procedural statistics report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), almost 12 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed in 2007, a 7% increase from 2006 ... http://blog.photonic-products.com/laser-news-and-laser-related-news/laser-hair-removal-and-skin-resurfacing/ Laser marking of tools, workpieces and components offers advantages in many applications. The process is flexible, it offers several methods of permanently marking surfaces; it is a safe and environmentally friendly; it can be applied to flat, curved and unusually shaped objects made from any of a variety of materials ... http://blog.photonic-products.com/laser-news-and-laser-related-news/lowdown-on-laser-marking/ Theremins are neat; it's a fact. The instrument hasn't had a huge presence in the musical world, but from b-horror movies to The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations," where it's popped up, the impact has certainly been felt. What's the one thing that could possibly make the theremin neater? That's right, lasers. The ... http://blog.photonic-products.com/laser-news-and-laser-related-news/red-laser-news/all-hail-the-laser-theremin/ A new approach to medical imaging using an instrument that can reveal details of tumours and tissues with a precision 1,000 times sharper than existing techniques has been developed by American scientists. Raman spectroscopy can picture internal anatomical features within an accuracy of nearly a billionth of a millimetre and has ... http://blog.photonic-products.com/laser-news-and-laser-related-news/new-imaging-device-that-can-detect-tiny-tumours/ The owner of a patent relating to doping processes in wide bandgap semiconductors has asked the ITC to exclude products that use LEDs and lasers that infringe the patent. � The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to investigate a complaint that seeks to block the importation of a wide array ... http://blog.photonic-products.com/laser-news-and-laser-related-news/patent-complaint-targets-led-makers-electronics-industry/