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Identification of New 'Super Class' of Photons Could Lead to Breakthroughs in Brain Imaging NEW YORK, July 17, 2019 — A new super class of photons called “Majorana photons” could lead to enhanced information on quantum-level transition and imaging of the brain and its workings.
OLED Efficiency Is Improved by Freeing Trapped Photons DRESDEN, Germany, July 15, 2019 — An international research team led by Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden) has found a way to significantly boost OLED efficiency by extracting the trapped photons from OLEDs, which account for about 20% of the light particles that OLEDs...
A New Tool for Live-Cell Imaging FORT COLLINS, Colo., July 5, 2019 — To expand the toolbox of imaging in living cells, researchers from Colorado State University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a genetically encoded, antibody-based probe that works with specificity in vivo. In this methodology,...
Juergen Czarske Recipient of OSA Award WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3, 2019 — The Optical Society (OSA) has named Juergen Czarske of Technische Universitat Dresden (TU Dresden) the recipient of the 2019 Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize for seminal contributions to the field of digital interferometric and...
Optochemogenetics Tested for Neuronal Repair after Stroke ATLANTA, July 3, 2019 — Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have developed optochemogenetics, a combinatorial approach based on optogenetics and chemogenetics, which enables the selective, noninvasive stimulation of brain cells using light. In a mouse model...
Optical Device for Remote Diagnoses Stores Retina Images in the Cloud SÃO CARLOS, Brazil, July 1, 2019 — Phelcom Technologies has created a portable device that is connected to a smartphone and that takes precise images of the retina to detect back-of-the-eye (fundus) disease. Called the Eyer, the optical device, which is connected to the...
IR Imaging Technology Could Improve Breast Cancer Detection ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 28, 2019 — Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and physicians from the Rochester Regional Health System (RRHS) have developed a noninvasive, cost-effective method using infrared (IR) technology to locate hard-to-find breast cancer tumors....
Luminate NY Set to Award $1M to Startup ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 27, 2019 — One startup company will have the opportunity to accelerate its optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI) businesses with a $1 million award from Luminate NY, to be presented June 27 at the Rochester International Jazz festival, which coincides with the...
Researchers Use ‘New Physics’ to Create Imaging Contrast Agent SYDNEY, June 24, 2019 — Scientists at the University of Technology Sydney and Fudan University in China have breached a limitation in physics to create a new biomedical imaging contrast agent that will allow for significant improvement in optical imaging technology. "In...
Scientists Look to Plants to Increase Solar Panel Efficiency UPTON, NY, June 25, 2019 — Taking notes from the light-harvesting protein complex of plants and certain bacteria, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have assembled a nanohybrid structure that...
Wearable NIRS Device Reveals How Seals Prepare to Dive ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, June 24, 2019 — Scientists at the University of St. Andrews have created a wearable, noninvasive device based on near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) that can be used to investigate blood volume and oxygenation patterns in freely diving marine mammals, such as seals....
SPIE to Acquire Photonex, UK’s Optics and Photonics Exhibition BELLINGHAM, Wash., and CARDIFF, Wales, June 20, 2019 — The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) has agreed to purchase Xmark Media, trade show organizer of key photonics exhibitions and conferences in the U.K. The purchase includes Photonex Europe, Photonex Scotland, Photonex London,...
Quantum Dot Microscope Can Measure Electric Surface Potentials of Single Atoms JÜLICH, Germany, June 18, 2019 — A new scanning quantum dot microscopy method can measure the electric potential of a sample at atomic accuracy. It was developed by a team from Forschungszentrum Jülich, working with researchers from two other institutions. The new technique...
LOTUS-V Brain Imaging Technique Shows Promise In Neuroscience OSAKA, Japan, June 7, 2019 — Researchers at Osaka University have developed a method to record brain activity in multiple freely moving mice simultaneously. The method is based on a recent bioluminescence-based indicator of membrane voltage. Researchers applied the indicator...
Facial Recognition Used to Monitor ICU Patient Safety YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 5, 2019 — A scientific team at Yokohama City University Hospital has used facial recognition technology to develop an automated system that can predict, with moderate accuracy (75%) when patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk of unsafe...
Researchers Combine OCT and 3D Microscopy to Image Embryos HOUSTON, June 4, 2019 — To help researchers and clinicians better understand the cellular-level events that occur during embryonic development, a team from the University of Houston and Baylor College of Medicine is developing a new technology to allow simultaneous imaging...
MIR Upconversion Imaging Could Speed Medical Diagnostics LYNGBY, Denmark, June 4, 2019 — Researchers from multiple institutions collaborated to develop a way to translate information from the mid-infrared (MIR) region, where chemical signatures are most distinct, to the near-infrared (NIR), where existing camera technology is most...
Bioprinting System Uses Light Sheet Lithography for Living Tissue FRANKFURT, Germany, June 3, 2019 — A European consortium is developing a lithography method for bioprinting tissue and organs that uses light sheet illumination and photosensitive hydrogels mixed with living cells. The project, coordinated by Elena Martinez from the Institute for...
Light, Nanotechnology Could Prevent Bacterial Infections in Implants BARCELONA, Spain, May 24, 2019 — Researchers have devised a novel technique that uses nanotechnology and photonics to dramatically improve the performance of medical meshes for surgical implants and help prevent antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Laser Beam Helps Protect Signal Proteins Used for Tissue Engineering SEATTLE, May 22, 2019 — A University of Washington research group has used laser light to tether and untether signal proteins to the scaffolds used in tissue engineering. The signals that these proteins send to control cell migration, division, and differentiation are...
Microfluidic Device with Fluorescent Sensor Detects Ebola ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 15, 2019 — A faculty-researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has developed a prototype microdevice with biosensors that can detect the Ebola virus. The microfluidic device is an automated chip with a highly sensitive fluorescence sensing unit...
Photonic Neural Network Can Store, Process Information Similarly to Human Brain MÜNSTER, Germany, May 13, 2019 — A new microchip contains a network of artificial neurons that works with light and can imitate the behavior of the human brain’s neurons and synapses. A research team from the University of Münster, University of Oxford, and University of Exeter...
US Air Force Awards $58M Contract to SAIC for Laser Research RESTON, Va., May 13, 2019 — The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has selected Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to research laser bioeffects, advance vision science, conduct modeling and simulation, and perform safety engineering, awarding the company a $58...
Better Understanding of Photoswitch Pathway Could Lead to New Applications GRONINGEN, Netherlands, May 10, 2019 — A photoswitching scaffold called Donor-Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts (DASAs) has shown exceptional versatility and could expand the functionality and use of molecular switches. Scientists from the University of Groningen worked with colleagues from the...
New 30-Minute Blood Test Could Dramatically Reduce Sepsis Deaths BARCELONA, Spain, April 26, 2019 — A new detector using photonics to identify E. coli bacteria from a tiny drop of blood in less than 30 minutes could reduce the mortality rate from sepsis by more than 70%. Programmed to detect proteins and E.coli, one of the deadly bacteria that can...
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