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Transparent Chip Provides View to Multimodal Imaging
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., March 15, 2022 — A transparent, biocompatible ultrasound transducer chip developed by researchers from Penn State is opening opportunities in cell and tissue stimulation and multimodal imaging. The chip, called a transparent ultrasound transducer (TUT), resembles a microscope slide and exhibits greater than 80% transparency. Cells can be cultured and stimulated directly on top of the transducer chip, and the cells’ resulting changes can be imaged with optical microscopy techniques. “In the
Efficient, Nano-Size Optical Computer Crunches Complex Data
NEW YORK, March 14, 2022 — A research team led by Andrea Alù at the City University of New York (CUNY) and Heedong Goh at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) developed a design for a nano-size, wave-based computer that solves...
Method Keeps Liquid Marbles Functional for Microfluidic Systems
NATHAN, Australia, March 11, 2022 — A research team from Griffith University developed a technique that uses condensation to noninvasively refill liquid marbles with water. The method could improve the viability of applications such as drug delivery. According to the researchers, the...
Optical Ruler’s Expanded Frequencies Support Precision Navigation
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 11, 2022 — Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) expanded by nearly two-thirds the frequency range over which a chip-scale device can accurately generate and measure the oscillations of lightwaves. The expanded range of the...
Spectroscopy Deems Biexciton Binding Energy Usable in Electronics
MELBOURNE, Australia, March 10, 2022 — Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology used an advanced spectroscopy technique to quantify the energy required to bind two excitons into a biexciton state, reportedly for the first time. The Swinburne team collaborated with researchers at...
Bell State Analyzer Brings Quantum Internet Closer
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 9, 2022 — Collaborators from industry and academia — researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Freedom Photonics, and Purdue University — have made strides toward a fully quantum internet. The...
Photoacoustic Approach Improves on Detection Sensitivity
SHENZHEN, China, March 8, 2022 — Researchers at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) achieved deep, tumor-targeted, photoacoustic imaging without losing signal intensity or resolution. To control interference from background signals, they developed a reporter...
Emerging Cytometry Method Characterizes Immune Cells in the Lungs
MÜNCHEN, Germany, March 7, 2022 — Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine (ITEM) have developed a procedure for characterizing immune cells in the lungs. The characterization method uses a technique called chip cytometry, and it offers...
Researchers Report Field Success with Quantum Gravity Gradiometer
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 7, 2022 — Researchers from the UK National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Timing at the University of Birmingham used quantum technology to detect an object hidden below the ground. They said this is the first time a quantum gravity gradiometer has...
Image Reconstruction Algorithm Improves Breast Cancer Detection
HANOVER, N.H., March 4, 2022 — Researchers from Dartmouth College, Beijing University of Technology, and the University of Birmingham have developed an image reconstruction approach that could contribute to better breast cancer detection. The approach uses a deep learning...
Nanophotonic Scintillators Enhance X-Ray Signal Efficiency by 10x
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 4, 2022 — Researchers at MIT have shown that scintillators, materials that emit light when bombarded with high-energy particles or x-rays, can be improved by at least tenfold, and potentially even a hundredfold, by modifying their surface to create nanoscale...
Thermal Stability Switches on Potential of Borophene Crystals
TOKYO, March 2, 2022 — Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers have investigated borophene liquid crystals that demonstrate high thermal stability and optical switching behavior, even at low voltages. The findings highlight the potential of borophene oxide-derived...
OCT Improves Process Stability During Laser Metal Deposition
AACHEN, Germany, March 1, 2022 — Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, in collaboration with five industry partners, have equipped a laser metal deposition (LMD) system with an OCT system. The combination mechanism enabled the scientists to...
Metal-Wire Waveguides Deliver Unparalleled Terahertz Network Efficiency
VARENNES, Quebec, Feb. 28, 2022 — A research group at Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) in Quebec has achieved broadband terahertz (THz) signal processing by directly engineering the wire surfaces of metal-wire waveguides. The approach allowed...
Ultra-intense Laser Achieves Efficient Direct Ion Acceleration
OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 25, 2022 — Osaka University researchers, in collaboration with the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Kobe University, and National Central University in Taiwan, have reported direct energetic ion acceleration by irradiating what...
All-Optical Crystals Perform as Precision Timekeepers
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2022 — A team led by researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) has demonstrated time crystals that can persist indefinitely at room temperature, despite noise and energy loss. The team, which includes researchers from the NASA...
Light-Based Tissue Bioprinting Method Cuts Reliance on Animals
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 24, 2022 — A light-based 3D bioprinting technique could soon be used to produce tissue models for testing and basic research. The approach is poised to reduce reliance on animals in laboratory testing. BRIGHTER, a European Union-funded project coordinated by...
Laser Interferometer Measures Performance, Efficiency of 5G Devices
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 23, 2022 — An instrument that images acoustic waves over a range of frequencies and produces so-called movies of the waves will enable improved understanding of the acoustic vibrations. The ability to dynamically measure vibrations in mechanical resonators at...
Quantum Processor Improves Spectroscopy Measurements
WARSAW, Poland, Feb. 21, 2022 — Researchers from the University of Warsaw are applying the first quantum processor built in Poland to spectroscopy. A team at the university has demonstrated how quantum information processing can efficiently provide information on matter hidden in...
Thin Film Allows Metasurface Lens to Change Focus
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 21, 2022 — A research team headed by Christopher Dirdal from SINTEF Smart Sensors and Microsystems in Norway has created a metasurface lens that uses a piezoelectric thin film to change focal length when a small voltage is applied. Because it is extremely...
Simple Camera Setup Enables 3D Human Shape Reconstruction
KAUNAS, Lithuania, Feb. 18, 2022 — Researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) proposed a deep-learning-based method for the three-dimensional human shape reconstruction when the original figure is only partly visible. The method is relatively low cost, provides high...
Quantum Dot-based Sensor Captures More Light in Less Space
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 17, 2022 — Researchers from Chung-Ang University introduced a photodetector integrated into a dense sensor array for high-resolution multispectral (color) imaging. The technology uses quantum dots to overcome the space-consuming design of current sensors. In...
Reusable Sensor Deploys Nanopatch Antenna for Diagnosis
BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 16, 2022 — A tiny, reusable sensing chip developed by University of Buffalo researchers could lead to new point-of-care medical tests. The sensor uses surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy, with technology that is based on nanostructures...
Research Team Incorporates Photonics into Radar System
SYDNEY, Feb. 15, 2022 — A photonic radar system, characterized by its developers as so sensitive that it can detect an object’s location, speed, and angle down to the millimeter level, could be used for applications including autopilot assistance, gesture...
Fusion Splicing Achieves Low Loss in Spacing-Mismatched Multicore Fibers
FUDAN, China, Feb. 14, 2022 — Researchers at Fudan University demonstrated low-loss fusion splicing techniques between spacing-mismatched multicore fibers (MCFs). According to the researchers, the work builds on previous studies — including from other research groups...

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