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Light-Activated Gene Expression Could Uncover Cancer Therapies
KYOTO, Japan, July 25, 2017 — In a novel approach to light-inducible gene regulation, researchers began by modifying the surface of nanorods to make them more efficient in transporting cancer-killing genes to cells. The gold nanorods, which produce heat when exposed to a NIR laser, were coated with two conventional lipids, oleate and dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane (DOTAP). The lipids enhanced the nanorods’ ability to interact with and penetrate cells efficiently, while maintaining low
Highly Efficient Beamsplitter for THz Uses Artificial Dielectrics
PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 24, 2017 — A novel technique for manipulating the polarization of light at terahertz (THz) frequencies uses stacks of closely-spaced steel plates to make a polarizing beamsplitter (PBS). Each pair of plates forms a parallel-plate waveguide. When THz light is...
Harvard, MIT Researchers Use Google Maps to Study Gentrification, Urban Planning
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 24, 2017 — Researchers from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have authored a study that uses computer vision algorithms to examine millions of Google Street View images in an effort to measure whether and how urban areas are...
Self-Powered Smart Window Uses Near-UV Light
PRINCETON, N.J., July 21, 2017 — A self-powered smart window features a novel type of solar cell that selectively absorbs near-UV light. The near-UV light is used to generate electricity, which powers chemical reactions that lighten or darken the glass as needed. Organic...
Optical Approach to Fracture Testing Measures Concrete Strength
LEEDS, England, July 20, 2017 — A light-based approach to measuring the strength of opaque heterogeneous concrete mixes applies a light-refracting coating, designed to display stress positions, to the surface of the concrete; then takes a photograph of the concrete surface and...
Large-Mode-Area Optical Fibers Maintain Polarization
MOSCOW, July 20, 2017 — An optical fiber has been developed that preserves the coherent properties of light. This novel tapered fiber could be useful in the construction of high-power pulsed fiber lasers and amplifiers and polarization-sensitive sensors. The fiber enables...
Smartphone App Uses Quantum Technology to Identify Fake Products
LANCASTER, England, July 19, 2017 — An atomic-scale ID based on quantum technology has been demonstrated using a smartphone application. The quantum ID (QID) could potentially be used for verifying the authenticity of many types of products, from medicines to automotive parts....
Photoswitch Chemistry Creates 3D Shapes From Light
DALLAS, July 17, 2017 — A novel technology uses a special class of photoactivatable molecules and digital light processing (DLP) to construct light shapes into animated structures that have volume and are viewable from 360 degrees. The technology is not a hologram, and...
New Laser Design Offers Multicolor Output of Tissue in Real Time
EVANSTON, Ill., July 14, 2017 — A cost-effective laser design that outputs multi-color lasing could allow encrypted, encoded, redundant and faster information flow in optical fibers, and allow multi-color medical imaging of diseased tissue in real time. The laser has been...
Raman-Based Approach Images Biological Processes in Action
MARSEILLE, France, July 14, 2017 — A fast, novel imaging technique could improve molecular-scale understanding of the biological processes involved in the early stages of disease. The technique uses polarization-resolved coherent Raman scattering (polar-CRS) to reveal a...
With Virtual Reality, Life’s a Beach — Even at the Dentist
PLYMOUTH, England, July 13, 2017 — Virtual reality was used to transport patients from the dentist’s chair to a day at the beach at one dental practice in Devon, England — with a demonstrable improvement in the comfort level on the part of the patients. The dental...
Microsatellite for Space Quantum Communications is Demonstrated
TOKYO, July 13, 2017 — In a quantum-limited communication experiment between a microsatellite (called SOCRATES) in low Earth orbit and an optical ground station (OGS), researchers were able to detect the communication signal from a small, lightweight quantum-communication...
Hydrogen Could Provide Path to High-Efficiency OLEDs
FUKUOKA, Japan, July 12, 2017 — A molecule that changes its chemical structure slightly before and after emission could provide a novel, stable approach to achieving high efficiency in OLEDs. The mechanism explored by the researchers involves the reversible transfer of a hydrogen...
Multicamera Technology Enables Multiperson-Pose Estimation Method
PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 11, 2017 — A method has been developed to enable computers to understand the body poses and movements of multiple people — including facial expressions and hand positions — using video in real time. The novel method was created using the Panoptic...
Handheld Optoacoustics Device Sees Under Skin
MUNICH, July 10, 2017 — A handheld scanner for analyzing the skin of psoriasis patients was shown to provide clinically relevant information, such as the structure of skin layers and blood vessels, without the need for contrast agents or radiation exposure. The device...
Nanoscale Photodetector Could Advance, Miniaturize Optoelectronics
MADISON, Wis. and BUFFALO, N.Y., July 10, 2017 — Using a high-yield, high-throughput fabrication method, nanometer-thin photodetectors with enhanced light absorption have been demonstrated. The photodetectors, which are based on a nanocavity interference mechanism, could enable miniaturization of...
Novel Photocatalyst Speeds Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Fuels
DAEGU, South Korea, July 7, 2017 — A titania photocatalyst has been developed that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane three times more efficiently than existing photocatalysts. To achieve this result, the titania surface was manipulated. Using a magnesiothermic reduction...
AI-Powered Image Analysis Could Transform Dairy Farming
OSAKA, Japan, July 6, 2017 — A technique for monitoring the health of dairy cattle with a high degree of accuracy uses a camera and artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve a “smart” cowhouse. Detailed observation by AI-powered image analysis could enable early...
3D Images Created on 2D Nanostructured Surface
LONDON, July 5, 2017 — A new 2D nanostructured surface has been created that can produce 3D images that are more realistic than holograms and 3D cinema. This could bring a new functionality to small camera lenses, as well as replace heavy optical lenses in applications...
Optical Signals Measured From Space Could Enable Quantum Encryption Network
ERLANGEN, Germany, July 5, 2017 — Quantum-limited coherent measurements of optical signals were sent from a satellite in Earth’s orbit to an optical ground station over a distance of 38,600 kilometers (almost 24,000 miles). Excess noise was bound. The precise Earth-based...
Photodetector Identifies Miniscule Differences in Wavelengths
PASADENA, Calif., June 30, 2017 — A novel technology that combines nanophotonics and thermoelectrics has the potential to detect different wavelengths of light, including visible and IR, at high resolution. The detector operates about 10 to 100 times faster than comparable...
Photonic System Enables Generation of Quantum States in Single Spatial Mode
QUÉBEC CITY, June 30, 2017 — A photonic system created using a lightweight, inexpensive photonic chip and off-the-shelf telecommunications components has been used to demonstrate that photons can become an accessible, powerful quantum resource. Integrated photonics has become a...
Method Pairs Gated Digital Holography with Laser to See Obscured Objects
WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN FRANCISCO, June 29, 2017 — A new methodology based on gated digital holography paired with a specially designed laser system allows lidar to see through obscured elements of terrain like foliage or netting. Researchers from the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C....
Optogenetic Tool Efficiently Manipulates Protein Clusters
DAEJEON, South Korea, June 28, 2017 — An optogenetic technique dubbed CRY2clust is able to trigger protein cluster formation in response to blue light at a faster and more efficient rate than existing methods. CRY2clust is based on a photoreceptor protein called cryptochrome 2 (CRY2),...
Laser Sparks New Behavior in Light
LINCOLN, Neb., June 28, 2017 — By focusing laser light to a brightness one billion times greater than the surface of the sun, physicists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have observed changes in a vision-enabling interaction between light and matter. The changes produced...

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