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Marine Algae Optical Fiber Boasts Applications in Range of Medical and Scientific Environments SÃO PAULO, Aug. 7, 2020 — Researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil and Gunma University in Japan have designed an optical fiber from agar, the natural gelatin obtained from marine algae. In addition to being edible, the fiber is biodegradable and biocompatible — qualities that give the researchers the ability to use its waveguide for in vivo applications such as imaging, light delivery, and sensing. The fiber may also play a valuable role in medical settings. A medical professional could
In Race for Accelerated Testing, Seven NIH RADx Program Proposals Advance to Program Development Phase 2 BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 6, 2020 — The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) program has inked seven contracts, totaling nearly $250 million in combined funding, in its effort to expand COVID-19 testing capabilities. The RADx program was...
Biophotonic Device from International Consortium Aims to Support Current and Forthcoming COVID-19 Therapies BARCELONA, Spain, Aug. 5, 2020 — A team of researchers from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) and experts in the field of diffuse optics are collaborating on the creation of a biophotonic device designed to test the efficiency of individualized COVID-19 treatments targeting...
3D Printing Provides Building Blocks of Healing PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 4, 2020 — A group of researchers has demonstrated that assembling a network of tiny, approximately 1.5-mm3 blocks with the aid of optical technology can be an effective way to accelerate healing in tissue and bone. Using Lego blocks as inspiration, they even...
Artificial Intelligence Brings Specificity to Label-Free Imaging for Assisted Reproduction URBANA, Ill., Aug. 4, 2020 — As part of a project to develop specific traits in cattle that would make them resistant to heat and diseases in tropical regions, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign developed a phase-imaging technique to determine which...
Scion Instruments Appoints Two New Sales Managers LIVINGSTON, Scotland, Aug. 4, 2020 — Scion Instruments has appointed two sales managers. Victor Badillo now serves as sales manager for Latin America, and Rob Clapper serves as sales manager for the United States. Badillo is a science graduate from Universidad Nacional Autónoma...
The Company of Biologists and 'Journal of Cell Science' Launch FocalPlane CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 3, 2020 — The Company of Biologists and Journal of Cell Science have created a web-based community resource for microscopists and biologists to share microscopy news, events, and resources. The site is free to access, and users may register for a free account...
Marine Luminescence Appears After Stress Test CAMBRIDGE, England, July 31, 2020 — No matter how small, organisms respond to their surrounding environment. A group of scientists at the University of Cambridge has shown that the light produced by ocean organisms is related to the stress their cells are under at the time. The team,...
Photonic Crystal Generates VUV Light at Wavelengths Suitable for Spectroscopy TOKYO, July 31, 2020 — Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a tabletop device that efficiently generates circularly polarized vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) light using an ultrathin film with nanoscale perforations. VUV wavelengths, which can be absorbed by air...
Tunable Laser Determines Best UV Wavelengths for Germ Eradication GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 31, 2020 — While awaiting full access to their labs due to COVID-19 restrictions, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken the time to report on research conducted in 2012 on the disinfection of drinking water using...
Nondegenerate Two-Photon Absorption Enables Mid-Infrared Detection with CCD Camera IRVINE, Calif., July 29, 2020 — Researchers at the University of California, Irvine used the nonlinear optical properties of the silicon (Si) chip in a Si-based camera to enable a mid-infrared (MIR)-specific response in the camera. Their method for detecting MIR images with a...
Light Helps Pump Life into Heart Muscle MINNEAPOLIS, July 24, 2020 — Although it can be difficult to get heart muscle cells to propagate in large numbers, a team of researchers at the University of Minnesota has found a way to use 3D printing and light-induced excitation to create a living heart pump that has broad...
Improved Illumination Design of Superresolution Microscope Technology LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 16, 2020 — By increasing the uniformity of light dispersed across the field of view, a team of biophysicists from the Laboratory of Experimental Biophysics (LEB) at École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne has successfully increased the size of images...
T-Ray Camera Speed Boosted a Hundredfold COVENTRY, England, July 14, 2020 — An international research team led by professor Emma Pickwell-MacPherson from the University of Warwick has reached a crucial milestone toward developing single-pixel terahertz imaging technology for use in biomedical and industrial applications....
Scientists Support Use of UVC Light to Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Indoors BARCELONA, July 10, 2020 — Experts in the fields of virology, immunology, aerosols, architecture, and physics surveyed the possible methods to prevent SARS-CoV-2 propagation in indoor spaces. Based on the survey results, they recommend the use of UVC light as a short-term,...
Spectral Mapping of Heart Tissue Could Help Improve Ablation Therapy NEW YORK, July 10, 2020 — An ablation catheter incorporating near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy mapping was able to distinguish various tissue types in hearts donated from patients with cardiovascular disease. Using this optical mapping approach, the research team from...
Molecular Qualities Captured with Plasmons MOSCOW, July 9, 2020 — Specific properties of small amounts of molecules can now be isolated with the use of graphene-metal film structures, thanks to the work of scientists in Russia and Spain. Their work focuses on a plasmon, which is an electron oscillation that is...
NIH Researchers Speed Image Processing for Fluorescence Microscopy BETHESDA, Md., July 9, 2020 — Advances in image processing techniques could reduce post-processing time for highly complex microscopic images up to several thousandfold, based on work done by a research team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators at...
Red Light Optically Improves Mitochondrial Function in Aging Eyes LONDON, July 8, 2020 — Declining eyesight in humans was shown to improve when subjects looked at a deep red 670-nm light beam for three minutes a day for two weeks, according to a study led by researchers at University College London. The approach, which improves...
Neural Cells Studied After Space Gravity Exposure LOS ANGELES, July 6, 2020 — A researcher from UCLA recently sent human brain cells into space, with the goal of understanding how they react to and develop in an environment of microgravity (weightlessness). Astronauts have reported intracranial hypertension upon returning to...
Integrated Platform for Visible-Light Chip Could Further Miniaturization ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 26, 2020 — To support the miniaturization of optical devices and components, a scientific team led by researchers at ITMO University has devised a quick, affordable method to make visible-light nanophotonic chips. The light source for the chip can be grown...
Optical Technology Covers Soldiers on Battlefield IRVINE, Calif., June 26, 2020 — Military personnel have sophisticated technology at their fingertips in combat, and thanks to a federally funded research program, they may soon also have optical technologies ranging from wearable sensors to point-of-care imaging devices to help...
Single-Photon Technology Could Allow High-Sensitivity, Low-Power OCT AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 25, 2020 — A detection technology used in quantum optics also could be used to perform OCT (optical coherence tomography) with lower light power than previously possible, potentially improving the imaging quality available from OCT. “For clinical...
Microlasers Capture Heart’s Rhythm from Inside ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, June 25, 2020 — Dynamic, rapid changes in the heart that can be seen from the outside are dramatic, but they’re nothing compared to what can be seen inside heart cells themselves. And a research team from the University of St. Andrews has proven exactly that...
Imaging Method Could Detect Liver Disease BOSTON, June 24, 2020 — It’s currently difficult to screen for certain liver diseases and to monitor these conditions once they’re discovered. A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have...
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