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Optical Probe Overcomes Light Scattering in Deep-Brain Imaging
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 12, 2016 — An implantable, ultra-narrow photonic probe has been developed which is able to deliver light deep within brain tissues. Current methods, which project spatially patterned light via free-space optics, excite neurons within superficial layers of the cortex. Light scattering and absorption in neural tissue causes the light penetration to be extremely short, making it impossible to probe brain regions deeper than about 2 mm using free-space optical methods. The minimally invasive probe uses a
FTIR Spectroscopy Enables Research at Subatomic Level
BOCHUM, Germany, Dec. 12, 2016 — With the aid of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and computer simulations, the mechanism that causes the proteins that control critical bodily processes to be switched off has been analyzed and described at a subatomic level....
Photonics-Based Skin Patch Monitors Hydration
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Dec. 9, 2016 — Dehydration can now be measured with ease thanks to laser machined filter paper. Researchers at Purdue University used CO2 laser processing to create a radial array of strips on their new skin patches that change color to indicate different levels...
New Treatment for Inflammatory Disease Uses Optogenetic Tool
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 9, 2016 — An optogenetic approach to regulating inflammation and immunity in the human body employs photocontrolled inhibitors that are selectively delivered to the target cells via UV radiation. This novel approach could further the study of inflammation and...
Medical Fiber Optics Market Set to Expand
NEW YORK CITY, Dec. 9, 2016 — The global medical fiber optics market is expected to reach $1.34 billion in 2019, according to a new report from Persistence Market Research PVT Ltd. Valued at $863.1 million in 2013, the market is set to expand at a compound annual growth rate of...
Rigaku Analyzer Named Top 100 Product by R&D Mag
WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 8, 2016 — Rigaku Analytical Devices Inc.’s KT-100 Katana laser-induced breakdown spectroscopic handheld analyzer was named one of the 100 most innovative products of 2016 by R&D Magazine. Winning in the analytical/testing category, the analyzer is...
MILabs to Provide CT System to Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham
UTRECHT, Netherlands Antilles, Dec. 7, 2016 — Molecular imaging solutions developer MILabs BV will be providing an advanced U-CT UHR microCT system to the Cystic Fibrosis Research Center (CFRC) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The adaptive X-ray computed tomography system is...
Solar Cells Processed at Room Temperature Could Cut Costs of Wearable Devices
ATLANTA, Dec. 6, 2016 — A simple solution-based electrical doping technique could help reduce the cost of polymer solar cells and organic electronic devices, and help move organic photovoltaics into a new generation of wearable devices. Researchers at the Georgia Institute...
CSIRO Heliostats Deployed to Thermal Focus
CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 6, 2016 — The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia’s federal government agency for scientific research, will be providing its solar heliostat technology to Beijing-based Thermal Focus for concentrating solar...
Sener, Thales Alenia Space Sign Business Agreement
MADRID, Dec. 6, 2016 — Engineering and technology group Sener and space systems developer Thales Alenia Space have signed an agreement to execute a joint business plan that will develop the Spanish space industry with the manufacturing of optical payloads. The strategic...
Laser Coating Removal Robot Slated to go Online
SCHIPHOL-RIJK, Netherlands, Dec. 5, 2016 — A robot equipped with a 20-kW CO2 laser will soon be removing paint from commercial and military aircraft, both big and small. The Laser Coating Removal (LCR) robot from LR Systems BV will allow a faster and cleaner removal process than previous...
Quantum Photocell Could Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Dec. 2, 2016 — A novel type of quantum heat engine photocell, which can help control the flow of energy in solar cells, could be a means to increase solar cell efficiency. The photocell has demonstrated the ability to regulate solar power conversion without...
Kempe Foundation Grants Funding for Umeå Postdoc Researchers
ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, Sweden, Dec. 2, 2016 — The Kempe Foundation has granted two years of funding for eight postdoctoral researchers in autonomous systems at Umeå University in Sweden. The project leaders include Erik Elmroth, Leonid Freidovich, Thomas Hellström, Helena Lindgren,...
Silicon Etching Technique Could Be Used for Integrated Photonics Applications
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Dec. 1, 2016 — A novel approach for fabricating 3D gradient refractive index (GRIN) micro-optics using shape-defined porous silicon (Psi) could be a significant development for the fields of integrated optoelectronics, imaging and photovoltaics. Working with...
ASTM Test Will Ensure Precise Optical Tracking of Moving Objects
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 1, 2016 — A recently approved American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International standard (ASTM E3064-16) provides a standard test method for evaluating the performance of optical tracking systems that track dynamic as well as static objects. The...
Hyperspectral iPhone Camera to Monitor Health and Environment
OULU, Finland, Nov. 30, 2016 — By turning an iPhone camera into a new kind of optical sensor, researchers at VTT Technical Research Center of Finland have created a low-cost hyperspectral mobile device. This will allow consumers to monitor their health, test food quality and...
Fiber Optics Help Improve the Performance of Single-Photon Sources
BATH, England, Nov. 29, 2016 — Information can be imprinted on single photons that can in turn, perform calculations and transmit messages. Creating the “individual” photon to do that is a complicated and challenging process though. With the help of fiber optics and...
Gooch & Housego Wins UK Funding
ILMINSTER, England, Nov. 29, 2016 — Photonic systems developer Gooch & Housego PLC won government funding from Innovate UK and the UK National Quantum Technologies Program for its REVEAL and CASPA projects. REVEAL aims to develop a quantum gravity sensor based on a cold atom...
Single Device Can Function as Both a Laser and Anti-Laser
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 29, 2016 — An integrated device that demonstrates lasing and anti-lasing at the same frequency in a single cavity has been developed using parity–time symmetry. The lasing and anti-lasing resonances that were demonstrated share common resonant features...
Terahertz Scanning Device Developed for Non-Destructive Inspections
TOKYO, Nov. 28, 2016 — Most terahertz imaging systems are very bulky — think body scanners at airports that rotate 360 degrees. But a new portable and wearable terahertz scanning device using arrays of carbon nanotubes (CNT) could make it easier to perform...
Optical Imaging Platform Uses Light to Treat Arrhythmia
SESTO FIORENTINO and FLORENCE, Italy, Nov. 28, 2016 — Use of light to defibrillate cardioarrhythmic events in humans could offer a gentler alternative to shocking the heart back to normal rhythm through a generalized electrical discharge. With the introduction of Channelrhodopsin (ChR) as a tool to...
3D Imaging Study Reveals Chromosome Makeup
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 26, 2016 — An advanced imaging technique combining light and electron microscopy with computational modeling software has revealed that DNA makes up only half of the material inside chromosomes — far less than was previously thought.
Ultrastrong Coupling Achieved Between Light and Matter
WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 22, 2016 — An ultrastrong coupling (USC) between photons and qubits 10 times larger than ever seen may open the door to a domain of physics and applications deemed unattainable until recently. Researchers at the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum...
Silicon Nanoantennas Turn Light Around
MOSCOW, Nov. 22, 2016 — Light is rather hard to control, as photons have neither mass nor electric charge. Devices such as nanoantennas can control the propagation of electromagnetic waves, but only to a certain degree. A proposed nonlinear optical nanoantenna that can be...
1.3-nm Photodetector Can Generate More Current Than Thicker Devices
DAEJEON, South Korea, Nov. 22, 2016 — A photodetector that is ten times smaller than current standard silicon diodes has been developed using molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) sandwiched between two graphene sheets. The 2D device, which has just one layer of MoS2, demonstrated the ability to...

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