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BioPhotonics: April 2017

BioPhotonics
 April 2017


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Point-of-Care Photonics Deliver Vital Care in Developing Regions Nowhere does the burden of disease weigh as heavily on people as it does in the low-resource settings of the developing world. Residents in parts of Asia, Africa and South America are highly...
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In Optogenetics, Femtosecond Lasers Blaze New Paths One of the most active and exciting areas in neuroscience is the use of optogenetics to unravel how neural pathways in the brain process and transmit information. Optogenetics involves the use of...
Advances in Surgical Microscopes Pave the Way to Improved Outcomes By integrating intelligence, video, intraoperative-imaging and navigation technologies, today’s surgical microscopes provide surgeons with insights to improve their decision-making at the point...
Probing Cancer by Exploiting Spontaneous and Stimulated Raman Scattering Most of our knowledge about the chemical contents in cancer cells or cancerous tissue is obtained from in vitro analysis of fixed cells and tissues or homogenates. These in vitro assays identify the...
EDITORIAL
Closing a Gap When it comes to health care, the differences are stark between the resources available in the developed world and those available in the less-wealthy regions of the globe. According to the World Bank, for example, in 2014 Switzerland spent the equivalent of $9,674 per capita on health care (nearly $300 more than in the U.S.), China $420, Zimbabwe $58 and Madagascar just $14. Among other things,...
BIOSCAN
Conservation Drones and Thermal Fingerprints Help Endangered Species An astrophysics-ecology drone project could be the answer to many global conservation efforts. Using drones, thermal cameras and techniques used to analyze objects in space, an astrophysicist and an...
Laser Scribing Builds Molecular Biosensor Graphene electrodes that act as effective biosensors have been created using a laser to burn patterns into a polymer sheet. King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) researchers...
High-Resolution Satellite Images Measure African Farm Yields High-resolution images taken by compact satellites could be used to estimate agricultural productivity as well as test intervention strategies in regions of the world where data are currently...
Smart Needle Detects At-Risk Blood Vessels A new high-tech tiny imaging probe encased with a brain biopsy needle could make brain surgery safer. Researchers from the University of Adelaide developed the medical device that will let surgeons...
Remote Sensing Data Helps Scientists Measure Biodiversity Remote sensing methods, which have been used to measure biological diversity for about 30 years, show even greater potential for assisting biodiversity research in the future. A key task of this...
Liquid Lens Paired With Infrared Light and a Smartphone Creates Smart Glasses Liquid-based lenses that automatically focus on what a person is seeing could replace reading glasses and bifocals in the near future. The human eye has a lens inside that adjusts the focal depth...
Smartphone Microscope Detects Next-Generation DNA Sequencing Reactions A novel smartphone-based microscope could make DNA sequence analysis much easier, faster and more readily accessible in remote locations.
Imaging of Fish Aboard the ISS Studies Changes in Bone Mass Live-imaging of medaka fish — also known as Japanese rice fish — larvae aboard the International Space Station is helping scientists study the long-term effects of microgravity on the...
Imaging Technique Visualizes Individual Retinal Ganglion Cells A new imaging technique that modifies confocal adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) could revolutionize how eye health and disease are assessed. Using their new, non-invasive imaging...
Optical Probe Overcomes Light Scattering in Deep-Brain Imaging An implantable, ultra-narrow photonic probe has been developed which is able to deliver light deep within brain tissues. Current methods, which project spatially patterned light via free-space...
RAPIDSCAN
Rosh Electroptics to Distribute Princeton Instruments in Israel Imaging and spectroscopy instrumentation developer Princeton Instruments Inc. has made Rosh Electroptics Ltd. its exclusive sales representative in Israel. ”We are pleased to have Rosh...
Cissé Awarded Young Fluorescence Investigator Award Dr. Ibrahim Cissé, an assistant professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has received Horiba Scientific’s annual Young Fluorescence Investigator Award....
Johnson & Johnson Acquires Abbott Medical Optics Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. has acquired Abbott Medical Optics for $4.33 billion in cash. The acquisition includes ophthalmic products in the cataract surgery, laser refractive surgery and...
AVR Optics to Expand Semrock Distribution Territory Optical filter manufacturer Semrock Inc. has announced that its distribution partner AVR Optics Inc. is expanding its territory to the entirety of the North America. “AVR Optics has been a...
LZH Plans Optogenetics Network Non-profit laser and photonics research institute Laser Zentrum Hannover EV (LZH) has announced plans for a nationwide network on optogenetics. “We are proud to be able to expand our concept in...
Zecotek to Supply Shanghai EBO With LFS Scintillation Crystals Photonics technology developer Zecotek Photonics Inc. has signed a Lutetium Fine Silicate (LFS) scintillation crystal supply agreement with crystal array developer Shanghai EBO Optoelectronics Co....
UC Davis Explorer Selects UIHA America, SensL Technologies for PET Prototype The University of California Davis-based Explorer consortium, which aims to build a revolutionary total-body positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, has announced the selection of healthcare...
Medtronic Visualase System Used in Mayo Clinic Epilepsy Trial Medical technology developer Medtronic PLC has announced that its Visualase MRI-guided laser ablation system has been performed in the Stereotactic Laser Ablation for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (SLATE)...
Biolase Epic Pro Dental Laser Receives FDA Approval Dental laser manufacturer Biolase Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of its Epic Pro laser systems, offering higher laser power than most diode lasers in dentistry. The Epic...
Luxendo Raises $8M in Series A Funding Microscope startup Luxendo GmbH has raised €8 million ($8.56 million) in a Series A round of funding. Spun out of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and backed by the EMBL’s...
Horiba Scientific to Distribute Manta Instruments Nanoparticle Tracking System Scientific instrument provider Horiba Scientific will be providing sales and support for nanoparticle measurement device developer Manta Instruments Inc.’s ViewSizer 3000 Nanoparticle Tracking...
Novanta Increased Ownership of Laser Quantum Photonics and motion technology supplier Novanta Inc. has acquired an additional 35 percent of the outstanding shares of Laser Quantum Ltd. for £25.5 million in cash ($31.1 million), increasing...
Medical Imaging Innovator Christine Hendon Wins Presidential Honor Christine Hendon, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has won the Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE), the highest honor the U.S. government gives to young...
OptraScan Selected By NINDS, NIH for Slide Scanner The OptraSCAN on-demand digital pathology system from OptraScan Inc. has been chosen by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Institutes of Health to...
BIOPINION
Multiple Factors Shape Market for Innovations Over the last two decades, many countries and regions around the world have invested in advancing innovation in the life sciences. What’s more, a good majority of them have been successful in increasing the number of initiatives and volume of research undertaken, as well as bolstering employment in this sector. Some have laid claim to being leaders in certain innovative areas, such as...
POST SCRIPTS
Lost in Translation Communication is a part of our everyday lives, but so often falls on deaf ears. Finding scientific ways to measure whether a target audience understands the message conveyed has baffled many a researcher as they look for methods to improve the exchange of information when the “message” isn’t getting across. Biomedical engineers at Drexel University and psychologists at Princeton...
PRODUCTS
Surface-Mount LED The OD-685C LED from Opto Diode Corp. is a deep-red, surface-mount device LED, fully operational within a wide temperature range from −65 to 125 °C. The device features 2.0 mW of radiant power, a peak wavelength of 685 nm and a radiant efficiency of 56 percent. The forward voltage of the OD-685C is typically 1.8 V with a maximum of 2.2 V. The spectral bandwidth at 50 percent is 30...
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Mid-IR Spectrometer The IRspectrometer from IRsweep AG is a turnkey dual-comb mid-IR spectrometer for applications analysis. The fast time resolution of IRspectrometer, as low as 1 µs for a full spectrum,...
IRsweep
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Picosecond Diode Laser The QuixX series of flexible picosecond diode lasers from Omicron-Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH are compact laser modules with fully integrated driver electronics, high-precision temperature regulation...
Omicron-Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH
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Chlorophyll Fluorescence Sensor The Hyperspec Chlorophyll Fluorescence Sensor from Headwall Photonics Inc. is a spectral imaging sensor that collects chlorophyll fluorescence data vital to understanding plant and crop...
Headwall Photonics Inc.
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Cuvette Spectrophotometer The DS-C Cuvette Spectrophotometer from DeNovix Inc. is a standalone instrument engineered for rapid and accurate UV-VIS analysis. The DS-C includes custom Android operating software, Wi-Fi and...
DeNovix Inc.
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Filter Sample Holders The HH201 and HH201F filter sample holders from Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. are designed for its H101A and flat-top H101F ProScan motorized microscope stages. The new sample holders are...
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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IMX Sensor Cameras Twelve new ace camera models have been announced by Basler AG, delivering up to 120 fps with IMX sensors from Sony. The systems are available with GigE or USB 3.0 interfaces and conform to the...
Basler AG
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Scientific CCD Cameras The Syncerity VUV deep-cooled scientific CCD camera from Horiba Scientific has features CCDs sensitive in the far ultraviolet range. The system features a 58 percent quantum efficiency at 120...
HORIBA Scientific
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Scan Laser Photocoagulator Nidek Co. Ltd. has announced the YLC-500 Vixi Yellow Scan Laser Photocoagulator and the YLC-500 Yellow Laser Photocoagulator, designed for ophthalmology. The YLC-500 Vixi/YLC-500 is a yellow...
NIDEK CO. LTD.
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Spectrophotometer The 308 Perfect Vision UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometer from Craic Technologies Inc. is designed to be added to an open photo port of a microscope or probe station. The device non-destructively...
CRAIC Technologies
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Plant Health Imaging Filters Midwest Optical Systems Inc. has announced four new imaging filters for plant health surveillance applications. The Bi725 Red Edge Bandpass Filter is a 25-nm FWHM filter designed for use in...
Midwest Optical Systems Inc. (MidOpt)
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Fluorescence Spectrometer Rigaku Corp. has announced its line of benchtop x-ray fluorescence spectrometers. The Rigaku Supermini200 benchtop wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometers are the only...
Rigaku Americas Corp.
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Freeze-Drying Vial System The Freeze-Drying Vial System (FDVS) platform from Linkam Scientific Instruments Ltd. is a lyophilisation system to replicate large-scale freeze-drying processes. The chamber system features...
Linkam Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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EMCCD Image Sensor The KAE-08151 from ON Semiconductor is an electron multiplying charge coupled device (EMCCD) image sensor that provides high imaging performance in extreme-low-light applications and direct sunlight....
onsemi
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Miniature CMOS Sensors The FRA0261 and FRA0100 miniature CMOS sensors from Framos GmbH are designed for endoscopes and small-size camera modules. The 2-MP model FRA0261 with CMOS-BSI technology and with a chip scale...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Petri Dish Media Filler The MEDIAJET walk-away Petri dish media filler from Integra Biosciences AG offers flexibility to fill Petri dishes of various sizes, Petri dishes with two compartments or test tubes of various...
Integra Biosciences Group
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Miniature Beam Steering and Mirror Positioning Kits Miniature beam steering and mirror positioning kits are available from New Scale Technologies Inc. The kits feature New Scale’s miniature M3-RS-U Rotary Smart Stage, a piezoelectric stage...
New Scale Technologies Inc.
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Microscopy Lamp The ANSER LED Gooseneck Lamp from Titan Tool Supply Inc. is designed for microscopy inspection. Featuring an 18-in. flexible gooseneck mounted on a portable magnetic base, the LED lamp can be...
Titan Tool Supply Inc.
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UV Air Cleaner The Air Zing 2020 from Osram Licht AG is a retrofit system for air conditioning units that uses UV light to clean the air. The UV light produced by the device covers the air and the heat...
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