Bioptica offers a range of laser safety courses and training which can be given on-site at customers' premises, a very cost-effective way of training staff
While primarily a laser designer and manufacturer, Z-Laser Optoelektronik also offers laser protection goggles and other safety accessories
LaserVision has launched its Roll-Up model flexible laser safety barrier for laser users requiring a temporary and portable laser safety solution
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) has introduced a web-based laser safety application known as The Evaluator, capable of calculating MPE, OD, NOHD, NHZ, and laser hazard classification
Sperian Protection has launched two polymer-based laser safety filters providing protection levels that were previously only possible with glass technology
Laser Components has introduced its XC frame for laser safety glasses, which meet Vo ballistic tests for impact, and are therefore suitable for military use
Panasonic Electric Works UK has launched the Sunx SF4B series of safety light curtains. The SF4B-series (version 2) offers improved environmental resistance
Purex International has released the 1500i digital fume extractor as an ideal solution for larger, professional laser engravers
The LICS06 Laser Interlock Control System, from Photonic Solutions, is a flexible, failsafe method of controlling access to areas where a laser hazard may exist
Lasermet has launched its Ultra Range of large area LED-powered signs, which offer extremely high clarity at all ambient light levels, alongside flexibility in the legends and colours that can be used
Organoid imaged with Andor’s desktop confocal microscope system, the BC43. Credit: Andor
As microscopes become ever more powerful, a growing band of businesses are racing to make the latest technologies more accessible and more affordable, reports Rebecca Pool
Illustration of a three-dimensional crystal with various types of confining centres. (a) Crystal with four confining centres, each trapping waves (yellow) in all three dimensions simultaneously. (b) Crystal with a linear confining centre where waves can propagate in one dimension, analogous to an optical fibre. (c) Crystal with a planar confining centre where waves can propagate in two dimensions, analogous to a 2D electron gas. (Image: Vos et al.)
Newly discovered fundamental rules have been embedded into software to dramatically optimise the design of photonic integrated circuits
