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Light Could Propel Nanorobots on a “Fantastic Voyage” Through the Human Body
HONG KONG, Nov. 18, 2016 — Light-driven synthetic nanorobots, comparable in size to a blood cell, could someday travel through the human body to aid surgeons in the removal of tumors and target medications. A nanorobot that uses light as its propelling force has been demonstrated by a research team at Hong Kong University (HKU). The nanorobots, which were developed over a three-year period, have a novel nanotree structure, composed of two common, low-cost semiconductor materials: silicon and titanium oxide. To
Photon Source Lighting the Way for Quantum Computing
CORK CITY, Ireland, Nov. 18, 2016 — As today's computers show fundamental limitations in calculation capacity for future use, a scalable, electrically driven photon source could make quantum computing a reality sooner than expected.
AI Dialog Brings Together Humans and Their Machines
FRANKFURT,Germany & OXFORD, England, Nov. 18, 2016 — Artificial intelligence algorithms can potentially enhance future automated driving mobility applications. These same deep-learning algorithms could also increase visual object detection to further enhance human-machine dialog. In a joint venture,...
Photomotility of Polymers Could Enable Soft Robots to “Travel Light”
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Nov. 17, 2016 — Novel materials that convert UV light into energy without the need for electronics could provide the basis for a lightweight internal power source that would mobilize miniaturized robots efficiently, without adding bulk. An international research...
Novel Optoacoustic Technique Reveals Deep Neural Activity
MUNICH, Nov. 17, 2016 — An optoacoustic tomography platform for imaging neural activation deep in the brain has enabled researchers to observe the activation of large neural circuits, currently up to the size of a small-animal brain, in real time and 3D.
Light Could Restore Health in Bees Exposed to Pesticide
LONDON, Nov. 16, 2016 — Near-IR light therapy has been shown to counteract the harmful effects of neonicotinoid pesticides and improve survival rates of poisoned bees.
Fast Antenna-Assisted Switches Could Expand Potential for Optical Memory
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Nov. 15, 2016 — Fast optical switches developed using nanoantenna-assisted phase transition could open novel routes to the next generation of optoelectronics. The properties of nanoantennas were tuned to achieve low energy optical switching of a phase-change...
Nanophotonic Cloaking Could Eliminate Crosstalk Between Photonic Devices
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 14, 2016 — A nanophotonic cladding cloak that prevents crosstalk between two closely spaced single-mode waveguides could allow photonic devices to be integrated at a much higher density, without causing light to leak from one waveguide to another. This would...
Photoemission-Based Microelectronics Are Semiconductor-Free
LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 11, 2016 — A semiconductor-free, optically-controlled microelectronic device fabricated using metamaterials has shown a significant increase in conductivity when activated by low voltage and a low power laser. The discovery may facilitate the development of...
Open Source Platform May Reduce Entry Barrier to Optogenetics Testing
HOUSTON, Nov. 11, 2016 — An optogenetics platform has been developed using open-source hardware and software. The platform is available for biologists who want to incorporate optogenetics testing in their own labs and may reduce the entry barrier to optogenetics and...
Autonomous Industrial Robot Paints With Precision
SINGAPORE, Nov. 10, 2016 — Some of the building interiors in Singapore will soon be getting a fresh coat of paint, meticulously applied by the PictoBot, an autonomous robot that makes painting large areas a fast and easy process. PictoBot can paint a high interior wall 25...
Quasi-Direct Conversion Used to Create Safer X-rays
ERLANGEN, Germany, Nov. 9, 2016 — A novel photonics technology is being developed to produce a set of low radiation, low cost, flat panel x-ray detectors, promising safer diagnosis for patients and less exposure for hospital and dental staff. The DiCoMo — Direct Conversion...
MSI Camera to Track Potential Dangers in Low Visibility Areas
O PORRIÑO, Spain, Nov. 8, 2016 — A surveillance camera now under development will use a multispectral imaging (MSI) platform to capture and reveal information about coastal, road and environmental situations, such as invisible gases or fire sources through dense fog. In contrast to...
Light-Sheet Microscope Automatically Adjusts to Optimize Image Quality
ASHBURN, Va. and DRESDEN, Germany, Nov. 7, 2016 — A light-sheet microscope has been developed that can automatically adapt to the dynamic optical conditions of large living specimens. The smart microscope combines a novel hardware design with a software system that can analyze a specimen...
Is There Life on Mars? Lidar Device May Be Able to Tell Us.
GREENBELT, Md., Nov. 7, 2016 — A biosensor currently used by the U.S. military to remotely monitor the atmosphere for potential toxins has inspired a novel device that could be used for detecting biosignatures in space. The Bio-Indicator Lidar Instrument, or BILI, is a prototype...
St. Jude Medical Reaches Primary Endpoint for OCT Trial
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 7, 2016 — A trial undertaken by medical device company St. Jude Medical Inc. has met its primary endpoint as the first multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled study comparing optical coherent tomography- (OCT), intravascular ultrasound- (IVUS) and...
Industry and Academia Partner to Advance Thin Film Coating Technology
SOUTHAMPTON, UK, Nov. 4, 2016 — The University of Southampton and Plasma App Limited are collaborating in a one-year £150k feasibility study to explore novel thin film coating technology and applications. A major focus of the work will be materials based on Gallium,...
Light-Initiated Hydrogenation of Graphene is Low Cost, Efficient
UPPSALA and GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Nov. 4, 2016 — A study has demonstrated that graphene, when irradiated with visible light, reacts with formic acid in a water solution to add extensive amounts of hydrogen to the graphene. Additionally, it was found that the irradiation of aromatic compounds such...
Quorum Coating System Installed at University of Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Nov. 2, 2016 — The University of Southampton’s Biomedical Imaging Unit is using Quorum Technology Inc.’s Q150T ES combined sputter coating and carbon coating system as a general purpose workstation. The Quorum Q150T ES coater was purchased to replace...
FS Pulses in Mid-IR Wavelengths Could Reveal Inner Workings of Atoms
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 1, 2016 — A laser pulse synthesizer with the ability to attain ultra- short pulses in the mid-IR range while maintaining favorable energy scalability could provide scientists with a more complete view of the inner workings of atoms, molecules and solids. For...
User-Friendly Crime Scene Forensics for Snow and Soil
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 1, 2016 — Researchers are working on a new type of portable crime scene forensics technology that is capable of taking precise high-resolution 3D images of shoeprints and tire tread marks in snow and soil. With help from a $788,167, two-year grant from the...
Monroe Community College Eyed for Top Photonics Training Center
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2016 — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has called for federal funding to make Monroe Community College a top photonics training center. Sen. Schumer launched his push to secure over $500,000 for MCC through the National Science Foundation’s (NSF)...
Out-of-This-World Fiber Optics
MOUNTAINVIEW, Calif., Oct. 31, 2016 — Made in Space (MIS) produced the world’s first zero-gravity 3D printer, which has been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for the past two years. Now, the company is attempting to make fiber optics in zero-gravity conditions via its...
Camera System Images Weak Targets by Negating Glare
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 31, 2016 — Coherence gated negation (CGN) is a novel imaging method that uses destructive optical interference to suppress glare and allow imaging of a target that may be hidden behind a scattering medium such as fog or clouds. In contrast to conventional...
Nanowire Sensors Could Expand Use of AFM
BASEL and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 28, 2016 — An atomic force microscope (AFM) that uses nanowires as sensors has demonstrated the ability to measure force size as well as force direction. Due to slight asymmetries in geometry, a nanowire's flexural modes are split into doublets vibrating along...

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