Upcoming Webinars
Thu, May 8, 2025 1:00P EDT
How to Select a Precision Automation System for High-Volume Optical Alignment
Achieving submicron positioning in optical alignment applications is critical in the production of optical components and systems used in the consumer electronics, automotive, and defense industries. Precision motion control solutions, including direct-drive stages and hexapods, play a key role in...
Wed, May 28, 2025 10:00A EDT
Terahertz TDS: The Pulse Driving Industrial Innovation
Join us for an in-depth exploration of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (terahertz TDS) and its transformative impact on industrial applications. This webinar will cover the fundamental principles of terahertz TDS while showcasing the latest advancements in Menlo Systems’ cutting-edge...
Thu, May 29, 2025 1:00P EDT
Advancing Raman Spectroscopy by Using Bioresponsive Optical Nanomaterials
Swati Tanwar (Johns Hopkins University)
Raman spectroscopy provides label-free molecular characterization by detecting chemical bond vibrations, enabling direct visualization of molecular responses in living cells and tissues. Despite significant advancements, the clinical translation of Raman spectroscopy has been hindered by two key...
Thu, Jun 12, 2025 10:00A EDT
Practical Aberration Correction Using Freeform Optics — Pushing the Boundaries of Laser System Performance
Stephen Kidd (PowerPhotonic)
Non-chromatic aberrations in laser systems can be compensated using a single custom-manufactured freeform optical element, without the requirement for rotational symmetry. There are often cases in which this approach makes more practical and economical sense than specifying highly tolerance optic...
Tue, Jun 24, 2025 1:00P EDT
Tools for Analyzing, Controlling, and Simulating Biological Systems
Ed Boyden (MIT)
Analyzing, repairing, and simulating complex biological systems, such as the brain, requires tools for systematically mapping, dynamically observing, and dynamically controlling these systems. For example, biological specimens can be physically magnified by synthesizing dense networks of swellable...
Thu, Jul 3, 2025 1:00P EDT
Autonomous Multiscale Tissue Imaging
Kevin Dean (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
Multiscale Cleared Tissue Axially Swept Light-Sheet Microscopy (MCT-ASLM) addresses a core challenge in biological imaging: visualizing rare events or structures distributed across large, complex tissues. By combining centimeter-scale fields of view with targeted, high-resolution imaging at ~300...