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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 17, 2023 — Syntec Optics has received two major contracts — announced less than one week apart — for objectives for night-vision scopes and for ultraprecision biomedical optics. The awards follow Syntec’s merger with special-purpose...
Optical Tweezer System Conducts High-Accuracy Cell Screening
QINGDAO, China, Dec. 29, 2022 — Researchers from the Single-Cell Center of the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed an optical tweezer-assisted pool-screening and single-cell isolation (OPSI) system that...
SPIE announces finalists for 2023 Prism Awards
PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 15, 2022 — Cutting-edge technologies and companies ranging from exciting and emerging startups to longtime industry stalwarts are among this year’s finalists for the SPIE Prism Awards. The 24 companies, across eight categories, will be honored during a 1...
NASA Deploys Diagnostic Equipment to Manage Astronaut Health
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 19, 2022 — As NASA plans to send to astronauts farther into space and for longer durations, managing and maintaining astronauts’ health has become more important than ever. In a recent technology demonstration mission, experts from NASA’s Human...
Nanotech, Deep Learning Combine to Detect Pediatric Tuberculosis
SEATTLE, Sept. 15, 2022 — A technique for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in children takes advantage of the optical properties of gold nanoparticles to detect the disease. The technique uses an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to enhance the sensitivity of the test....
Fiber-Based Photoacoustic Endoscope Fits Inside Needle
WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 3, 2022 — King’s College London and University College London researchers have developed a miniature, high-speed, photoacoustic endoscope that is small enough to fit inside a 20-gauge medical needle. The needle probe demonstrated the ability to provide...
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Light-Responsive Hydrogels Safely Deliver Targeted Therapies
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 14, 2021 — A research team at Texas A&M University is using nanomaterials that absorb near-infrared (NIR) light to develop and manipulate light-responsive hydrogels. The NIR light to which the nanomaterials respond in the research enables therapeutic...
Thin Imager Opens Large-scale Window into the Infrared
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Multipass Spectroscopy Seeks Disease Biomarkers in Breath
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Pettigrew Elected into American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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Jelle Hendrix Wins 2020 HORIBA Award
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Microscopic 3D Printing Could Build Structures Inside the Body
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Jan. 17, 2018 — Researchers have used ultrathin optical fibers to create microscopic structures via laser-based 3D printing. The microstructures, which were created on a microscope slide, exhibited a 1.0-micron lateral and 21.5-micron axial printing resolution. The...
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Jan 9, 2018 — Three conferences and two exhibitions make SPIE Photonics West the world’s largest annual event in the industry. From plenary presentations to networking opportunities, this show offers an expansive, comprehensive look at the photonics...
Prism Awards Honor Industry’s Top Innovators
Nov 27, 2017 — What do the world’s smallest FTIR spectrometer, a lidar system for autonomous vehicles, and a smartphone add-on sensor for noncontact bioimaging have in common? The 2018 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation. These products are among 30...
Photonics West Brings Together Industry’s Best, Brightest
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DURHAM, N.C., June 12, 2017 — A hybrid imaging technique, dubbed Single-Impulse Panoramic Photoacoustic Computed Tomography (SIP-PACT), combines light and ultrasound to provide a full cross-sectional view of a small animal’s internal functions in real time, with enough...
Changes in Optical Noise Lead to Hidden Target Detection
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