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BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 3, 2021 — Research at the University at Buffalo has explored the science behind microscale concave interfaces (MCI) — structures that reflect light to produce beautiful and potentially useful optical phenomena. In a published paper, Buffalo engineering researcher Qiaoqiang Gan defined how light interacts with microscale concave interfaces. Future applications for the technology, he said, could include aiding autonomous vehicles in recognizing traffic signs. The study focused on a
SERS Chip Senses Near the Quantum Limit
BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 13, 2021 — University at Buffalo researchers have developed a chemical sensing chip that boasts a range of potential applications, from the detection of illicit substances and dangerous materials, to counterfeit prevention. The chip, which relies on...
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RALEIGH, N.C., June 8, 2020 — Artificial Chemist, a technology invented by researchers at North Carolina State University (NC State) and the University at Buffalo, integrates artificial intelligence and an automated system for performing chemical reactions to speed R&D and...
Spin Lasers Could Transfer Data Faster, Use Less Energy than Conventional Lasers
BOCHUM, Germany, April 11, 2019 — Currently, rapid data transfer via optical fiber is accomplished by transmitting light signals that code data by modulating the light intensity. Due to physical limitations, data transfer that is based on a modulation of light intensity, without...
Scientists to Test Light Therapy as Relief from Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2019 — University at Buffalo (UB) researchers have received part of a $1.5 million grant to investigate light therapy as a replacement for prescription opioids in treating oral mucositis, painful ulcers, and swelling in the mouth that result from...
Imaging Method Traces 3D-Printed Objects Back to Their Source
BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 19, 2018 — A University at Buffalo research team has developed a method for tracing 3D-printed objects back to the machines that printed them. PrinTracker is a 3D-printer identification system that can precisely trace the printed physical object to its source...
Image Sensor Imperfection Thwarts Cybercriminals’ Best Efforts
Jan 31, 2018 — The digital cameras in smartphones are built to be identical for each model of phone. However, manufacturing imperfections create tiny variations in each camera’s image sensors. These imperfections could prevent identity theft more safely than...
Metamaterial Hyperlens Breaks Diffraction Limit
BUFFALO, N.Y., May 26, 2015 — A new metamaterial design has enabled a hyperlens capable of imaging details smaller than the wavelengths of visible light. Developed at the University at Buffalo, the new device relies on a nonresonant, waveguide-coupled design to overcome losses...
Nanoparticle Works with 6 Types of Bioimaging
BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2015 — A new type of nanoparticle traceable through six distinct imaging methods could help medical professionals better diagnose diseases and enhance identification of the boundaries of tumors. The combination of imaging techniques could allow doctors to...
Tumor-Zapping Endoscope in Development
BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 31, 2014 — A proposed endoscope that would provide high-quality images of tumors in internal organs could also assist in the delivery of chemotherapy drugs. Spatial frequency domain imaging gives the endoscope improved image contrast by projecting patterns of...
‘Nanojuice’ Aids Intestinal Imaging
BUFFALO, N.Y., July 8, 2014 — A cocktail of fluorescent dyes and nanoparticles could aid in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal ailments. Researchers at the University at Buffalo say their “nanojuice” enables detailed images of the small intestines in mice when used in...
Light-Based Approach Pushes PDT Deeper into Body Tissue
BUFFALO, N.Y., May 16, 2014 — Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for years has proven to be an effective cancer treatment, although only on easily accessible tumors such as in oral and skin cancers. A new technique — developed by a team from the University at Buffalo in...
Nanoballoons and Lasers: A New Cancer Fighter
BUFFALO, N.Y., April 3, 2014 — Chemotherapeutic drugs have long held their own in the fight against cancer, but inefficiency in delivery and unwanted side effects continue to hinder the process.
Energy Technologies Get Boost from New Waveguides
BUFFALO, N.Y., March 31, 2014 — More efficient photovoltaic cells are among the possibilities created by a new nanoscale microchip component.
Silicon QDs Could be Safe for Deep-Tissue Imaging
BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 8, 2013 — Monkeys injected with large doses of silicon nanocrystals displayed no adverse health effects three months later, a promising step forward in the potential development of human biomedical imaging applications.
Waveguide Collects Light More Efficiently
BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 21, 2013 — Catching rainbows just got easier with an advanced waveguide that slows light. The advancement in photonics could lead to technological breakthroughs in solar energy, stealth technology and other areas of research.
Primate Study Deems QDs Nontoxic — at Least for Short Term
BUFFALO, N.Y., May 22, 2012 — Cadmium-selenide quantum dots are nontoxic to primates over a one-year period, a new study found. The dots could hold great promise as tools for treating and detecting diseases such as cancer through nanomedicine.
Handheld rainbow could spawn multispectral tools
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A new kind of polymer that is cheap and easy to make and reflects many different wavelengths of light when viewed from a single perspective could form the basis of handheld multispectral imaging devices. “Such portable technology could...
A Rainbow for the Palm of Your Hand
BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2012 — A new kind of polymer that is cheap and easy to make reflects many different wavelengths of light when viewed from a single perspective and could form the basis of handheld multispectral imaging devices.
Synchrotron Imaging Shows How Folds Affect Graphene
BUFFALO, N.Y., June 30, 2011 — Synchrotron light sources have revealed electron clouds on the surface of graphene, showing how folds and ripples in the material can harm its conductivity. The research, scheduled to appear June 28 in Nature Communications, was conducted by...
Dyes Improve Solar Technologies
BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 24, 2011 — A new class of photosensitizing dyes that increase the efficiency of light-driven systems has been synthesized by chemists at the University at Buffalo. With the ability to produce two kinds of green energy—solar electricity and...
A Worm of a Different Color
BUFFALO, N.Y. , June 17, 2008 -- A mutant worm changes color when it moves as the result of an optical sensor called stFRET. The sensor is composed of a pair of fluorescent molecules connected by a molecular spring that is inserted into structural proteins in the worm's cells....
Refilling the Physicist Pool
BUFFALO, N.Y., July 5, 2007 -- At the mention of the word "outsourcing," most people probably think of manufacturing, not theoretical physics. But the scientists who develop theoretical predictions for high-energy particle physics experiments say outsourcing in their field has...
No Carrier Necessary: This Drug Delivers Itself
BUFFALO, N.Y. March 19, 2007 -- The problem of efficiently delivering drugs, especially those that are hydrophobic -- or water-repellant -- to tumors or other disease sites has long challenged scientists to develop innovative delivery systems that keep these drugs intact until...
Nano-Based Drug Delivery System Targets Tumors
BUFFALO, N.Y., June 12, 2006 -- A new nanoparticle-based drug delivery system that uses an applied magnetic field to target tumor cells with custom-designed, drug-filled nanocarriers may lead to treatments that could reduce drug accumulation in normal tissues and also take...
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