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BioPhotonics: Mar/Apr 2020

BioPhotonics
 Mar/Apr 2020


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Opsins Travel to the Brain’s Hidden Places The brain is one of the most complex systems in the known universe, a living computer that controls not only basic functions of the body but ponders and directs responses to what’s going on in...
Spectroscopic Technique Targets Drug Porosity In the pharmaceutical field, porosity is an important trait in helping to measure the effectiveness of tablet quality. Thanks to modern spectroscopic techniques, manufacturers are getting the...
A Laser Points Toward Disease Diagnosis According to the latest reports from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the World Health Organization (WHO), life expectancy has more than doubled in the last two...
The Microscope Enters the Digital Age Within the field of pathology, the upright light microscope is perhaps the most ubiquitous piece of equipment used for examination. Found on every pathologist’s desk, the glass and light device plays...
EDITORIAL
A million volunteers in view Bioengineering now makes up about 13% of the overall budget of the National Institutes of Health, and this number is only projected to grow. During a keynote address at BiOS 2020 in February in San Francisco, Bruce Tromberg traced this expansion to the rapid development of technologies in microscopy and spectroscopy and the converging trends of private innovation and public participation....
BIOSCAN
Blue Light Can Improve Sleep, Help Brain Recover from Injury According to a University of Arizona (UArizona) study, exposure to blue light in the morning could re-entrain the circadian rhythm and improve sleep problems, leading to faster recovery from brain...
Marriage of Microscopy Techniques Reveals Cells’ 3D Ultrastructure Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have combined superresolution fluorescence microscopy and electron microscopy to shed new light on the structures and organizations within...
Microresonator Measures and Images Nanoparticles with High Degree of Sensitivity Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University have developed a light-based device that can act as a biosensor, detecting biological substances in materials,...
2-Photon Microscopy Shows Learning Involves Various Areas of Brain To explore how learning and memory-building take place in the brain, scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine used a laser-assisted imaging tool to monitor and measure levels of...
Ghost Imaging Speeds Up Superresolution Microscopy Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new imaging technique that produces nm-scale resolution using significantly fewer images than traditional nanoscopy techniques. The...
Brain Integrates Natural, Artificial Vision to Treat Blindness Researchers from Bar-Ilan University and Stanford University have reported evidence indicating that the brain knows how to integrate natural and artificial vision while maintaining processing...
Researchers Find Way to Supercharge Protein Production Even though scientists have engineered bacteria to make therapeutic proteins, medicines based on these proteins, such as insulin and clotting factors for hemophilia, are still difficult to synthesize...
Noncontact Laser Ultrasound Safely Images Human Tissue MIT engineers have devised an alternative to conventional ultrasound imaging that doesn’t require contact with the body and can be used on patients who may not tolerate a probe on their body,...
Photoacoustic Microscopy System Improves SNR, Resolution A superresolution localization photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) technique has been developed by a team at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). The new system can monitor the flow of...
Machine Learning, OCT Combine to Detect Early-Stage Colon Cancer Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are developing a deep learning-based pattern recognition (PR)-OCT system that will automate image processing and provide accurate, computer-aided...
RAPIDSCAN
2020 Prism Awards Celebrate Innovation The 12th annual Prism Awards ceremony showcased a plethora of innovation: hand-held spectrometry, plug-and-play inspection, multispectral imaging, and more. The event, sponsored by SPIE and Photonics Media, honors the most innovative and groundbreaking products on the market. This year’s winners come from 105 applications spanning 18 countries, evaluated by a panel of international judges...
CAREER Award Recipient to Explore Potential of Promising New Material in Optoelectronic Applications Sufei Shi, an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), is the recipient of the CAREER grant award. The National Science Foundation Faculty...
Coherent Shares Rose 10% in December 2019 Coherent Inc. (Nasdaq:COHR) saw its shares rise 10.3% over the last 30 days of 2019. The swift growth was due in part to new investments in the company’s manufacturing infrastructure as well as...
Laser Dermatology Pioneer Inducted into Inventors Hall of Fame Dr. Richard Rox Anderson, inventor of laser dermatology, is a 2020 inductee in the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF). A total of 22 innovation pioneers were announced as the 2020 class of...
Electrical Engineer Granted $453K to Create Miniature On-Chip Laser Jelena Vuckovic, a Jensen Huang Professor in Global Leadership and professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University, is the winner of the £350,000 IET A F Harvey Engineering Research...
FLIR Systems Invests in Providence Photonics' Gas Imaging FLIR Systems has made a strategic investment in Providence Photonics LLC, according to the two companies. Providence Photonics, a developer of advanced software used to quantify invisible gas...
ZEISS Revenue Increased 11% in Previous Fiscal Year to $7.2 Billion The ZEISS Group saw revenue grow by 11% in fiscal year 2018-2019, reaching €6.43 billion ($7.18 billion USD; previous year: €5.82 billion). Zeiss’ fiscal year 2018-2019 ended Sept....
EMBL and Leica Microsystems Sign Open Collaboration Agreement The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Leica Microsystems have signed a framework agreement allowing for a broad and long-term partnership to provide new imaging technologies. Leica...
Precision Optics Promotes Habhegger to Chief Financial Officer Precision Optics Corporation Inc., a designer and manufacturer of advanced optical instruments for the medical and defense industries, has announced the promotion of Daniel Habhegger to chief...
BIOPINION
Cosmetics sees biophotonics in mirror Since the discovery of an ultraweak biological photon emission almost a century ago, biophotonics has found its way into many industries centered on health and beauty. While this specialized research is known for its applications in medicine, the insight it has provided has reaped rewards for the cosmetic industry as well. Customers of beauty products have biophotonics to thank for much of what...
POST SCRIPTS
A fishy line of sight As if cuttlefish weren’t cute enough, a University of Minnesota (UMN) research team recently equipped 11 of them with specialized 3D glasses for use in an underwater theater built just for them. The researchers did this not just so the fish could enjoy the viewing experience; the team wanted to investigate how cuttlefish determine the distance from which to strike moving prey. The research...
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Image Analysis Software GeneSys software from Syngene is an image analysis software designed to improve chemiluminescence imaging workflow and quality. The ChemiRapidfeature allows scientists working with chemiblots...
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2D Barcoded Tube-Reading Software The Datapaq 5 web-based 2D barcoded tube reader from Ziath Ltd. is a digital sample management tool that allows sample management technicians to quickly and accurately log sample identity at the...
Ziath Ltd.
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Spectroscopy Workstations Two deep-UV spectroscopy workstations from McPherson Inc. are designed to facilitate teaching and experimentation in vacuum and ultraviolet physics. The diagnostic workstation equips the...
McPherson
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Microscopy Extensions ZEISS has announced extensions on its Crossbeam 350/550 and Atlas 5 microscopes. Materials and life science researchers can now experience faster accessibility of deeper regions of interest...
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Microscopy
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DNA Purification Kits cfPure™ Cell Free DNA Purification Kits from AMS Biotechnology Ltd. can be used on samples with volumes of >5 mLs. The kits use silica-coated paramagnetic particles to purify cell-free...
AMS Biotechnology Ltd.
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Cell Imaging Reader The Cytation™ 7 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader from BioTek Instruments Inc. combines an automated upright microscope, an inverted microscope, and multi-mode microplate detection in a single...
BioTek Instruments Inc.
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Slide Scanner The SLIDEVIEW™ VS200 slide scanner from Olympus Corp. captures high-quality virtual slide images and offers flexibility to empower advanced quantitative image analysis for brain, cancer, and...
Olympus Corp. of the Americas
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Polymer Optical Fiber The RAYTELA® Polymer Optical Fiber from Toray Industries Inc. is designed for minimally invasive surgery. The fiber is a flexible and efficient transmitter of high-intensity light. It...
Toray Industries Inc.
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Microscopy Camera The Sona 4.2B-6 ultra-sensitive back-illuminated microscopy camera series from Andor Technology Ltd. features a 4.2-MP sensor format with a 6.5-µm pixel size. The format is suited to...
Andor Technology
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Spectrometer Sample Mounting Kit The FluoMic add-on for the FluoTime 300 time-resolved fluorescence spectrometer from PicoQuant GmbH is a sample mounting kit that enables remote measurements. With the FluoMic add-on, the...
PicoQuant GmbH
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BIOPHOTONICS 2020
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