Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new technique that allows plasmon lasers to operate at room temperature, overcoming a major barrier to the technology’s  practical use.

(RheoSense: San Ramon, CA) -- RheoSense Inc. announces the release of µVISC (micro VISC), the newest viscometer utilizing viscometer- and rheometer-on-a-chip (VROC) technology.

(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing a new data interface accessory called Capture for the popular Laser Microgage industrial measuring and alignment system.

(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Ecublens, Switzerland) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a world leader in serving science, announces a new and powerful addition to its range of automated optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometers.

(Instron: Norwood, MA) -- Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment solutions designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, announces the new “Pla

(PPT VISION: Bloomington, MN) -- PPT VISION’s recently released IMPACT M-Series Embedded Vision System features power over Ethernet (PoE) support, delivering network reliability and simplifying the installation and maintenance of networked devices.

(Wilson Hardness: Norwood, MA) -- Wilson Hardness, an Instron company and the originator of the Rockwell Hardness Tester, announces the release of its new

(Gexcel: Brescia, Italy) -- FARO, a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, and Gexcel, a software and solutions provider in the geomatics sector, announce the release of the JRC 3-D Reconstructor and FaroArm, a Gexcel software solution fully optimized for the FARO Laser S

(Hubbs Machine & Manufacturing: Cedar Hill, MO) -- Introduced as a new Hubbs product at the 2010 CMSC in July, 2010, the Sphere Fit Extension (SFX) efficiently provides only the necessary geometric features required for use in a sphere fit hidden-point routine—and nothing more.

(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Miniaturization and nanotechnology have become inextricably linked to traditional surface geometry and metrology.