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Thermo Completes Acquisition of Spectra-Physics AB
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Software Tracks Cells and Solar Arrays
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Mar 31, 1999 — LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 31 -- An ophthalmic laser technique approved for adults by the Food and Drug Administration just last November has been used for the first time to treat a child. The patient, 12-year-old Kiley Bedwell, had 20/20 vision...
Fischer Imaging, GE Medical Swap $6 Million in Stock
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Spectra-Physics Revises Expectations
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Mar 30, 1999 — SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 30 -- A group of researchers at the University of California-San Diego has devised a laser-based method for peering into the high-speed world of atoms and directly observing their movement. Using ultra-fast pulses that...
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