(Renishaw: Gloucestershire, UK) -- Renishaw advances technology in laser interferometer calibration with the “lean design” XL-80 system.

(Veeco Instruments Inc.: Plainview, NY) -- Veeco Instruments Inc. has announced that it has agreed to sell its metrology business to Bruker Corp., a provider of high-performance scientific instruments and solutions for molecular and materials research, for $229 million in cash.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- NIST will use the new ultra-dark detector, described in a new paper in Nano Letters, to make precision laser power measurements for advanced technologies such as optical communications, laser-base

(Extensible CAD Technologies: Raleigh, NC) -- Extensible CAD Technologies announces a new release of InspectionXpert for Solid Edge.

(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, has agreed with Emerson Process Mana

(Xradia: Concord, CA) -- A new lab-based computed tomography (CT) system, capable of delivering synchrotron-like 3-D imaging at 50 nanometer (nm) resolution within a laboratory setting, was announced today by Xradia Inc.

(Aven Inc.: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Three new color cameras from Aven Inc. can upgrade any microscope with one-click image capture and storage capability. The scientific-grade imaging systems include software with extensive options for user-defined processing, measurement, and analysis.

(Harvard SEAS: Cambridge, MA; University of Leeds: Leeds, UK) --  A collaborative team of applied scientists from Harvard University and the University of Leeds have demonstrated a new terahertz (THz) semiconductor laser that emits beams with a much smaller divergence than conventional THz laser

(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has introduced the In-Sight 5605, a high-resolution, self-contained, flexible vision system for applications that require visualization of very small defects, even in a large field of view.

(Pointools: Barnet, UK) --  A high-tech digital map created with laser-scanning technology is underway for the Flanders region of Belgium.