Start with the news release Diode laser provides high output power from Coherent, which we summarised at the time by saying "The Cube 660-100 laser from Coherent delivers 100mW of CW output at 660nm, making it the highest output power red diode laser module available from the company. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Catalogue includes special reference materials from LGC: "The LGC Standards catalogue 'Higher order reference materials' includes a special range of reference materials, mainly from national metrology institutes. ".
 
In November 2008, we covered the news from Armstrong Optical - take a look at Sensors offer non-contact device measurement which says: "The precise, non-contact measurement of medical devices can be made with a single probe by the optical sensors Chrocodile E, X or IT from Armstrong Optical, UK representatives of Precitec Optronik.".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Integra Biosciences, Fireboy Bunsen burner aids lab safety compliance, as well as ESF highlights role of plants in river systems from European Science Foundation, and Perkinelmer and Labtronics announce collaboration from Perkin Elmer LAS (UK).