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Space Institute Funds Adjustable-Rx Eyeglasses, Light-Therapy Sleep Mask
HOUSTON, Nov. 11, 2015 — The National Space Biomedical Research Institute has awarded matching-grant funding to two small medical technology companies developing light-based products for astronauts that also hold promise for consumer applications. LumosTech Inc., a Stanford University startup, will develop a programmable mask that uses light therapy during sleep to adjust a person to a new time zone. The mask emits pulses of light while the user sleeps, adjusting the sleep cycle. "Both astronauts and ground
Optogenetics Pioneers Ed Boyden, Karl Deisseroth, Gero Miesenböck Garner International Research Prizes
SAN FRANCISCO and MAINZ, Germany, Nov. 10, 2015 — Three optogenetics researchers have been recognized with international awards for their pioneering work on controlling cells with light. Ed Boyden, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Karl Deisseroth, of Stanford University and the...
Plastic Fluorescence Microscope Brings Diagnostic Care to Rural Poor
HOUSTON, Nov. 9, 2015 — A miniature plastic digital fluorescence microscope that can quantify white blood cell levels in patients aims to improve disease detection in rural parts of the world. The inexpensive point-of-care device examines blood smears, allowing health care...
Zecotek Receives Orders Worth $750K for PET Scanner Scintillation Crystals
SINGAPORE, Nov. 6, 2015 — Zecotek Photonics Inc. will supply its patented lutetium fine silicate (LFS) scintillation crystals to a high-resolution positron emission tomography (PET) medical imaging device manufacturer in China. The purchase order is valued at $500,000....
Winners of 2015 Insight Awards for Scientific Imaging Announced
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Nov. 6, 2015 — Andor Technology Ltd. and Bitplane AG, both Oxford Instruments companies, have announced three first-place winners of their 2015 Insight Awards, a scientific imaging competition. The winning entry in the physical sciences category was submitted by...
Heliospectra to Fulfill $229K Order for Greenhouse LEDs
GOTHENBERG, Sweden, Nov. 5, 2015 — Heliospectra AB has received a major order from a European greenhouse grower for its LightBar V101 LED grow light. The purchase order — Heliospectra's largest in Europe — represents the first sale of the product and is valued at...
Solid State Supplies to Distribute Luminus LED Technology in UK
REDDITCH, England, Nov. 4, 2015 — Solid State Supplies has reached a franchise distribution agreement for the U.K. with Luminus Devices Inc., a global manufacturer LEDs headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. Luminus develops and markets solid-state lighting to enable application...
Resonetics Expands Materials Processing Capabilities with Acquisition of Mound Laser
NASHUA, N.H., Nov. 4, 2015 — Resonetics LLC has acquired Mound Laser and Photonics Center Inc., a manufacturer of microscale metal components for the medical device and defense industries, for an undisclosed sum. Mound Laser is based in Kettering, Ohio. Resonetics will expand...
KMLabs Secures $5.5M Investment from Intel, Equity Fund
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 3, 2015 — Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories Inc. (KMLabs), a laser manufacturer developing ultrafast short-wavelength technologies, has received an investment totaling $5.5 million. The investment is led by Intel Capital with participation from the Colorado Impact...
Diagnostic Photonics Wins Business Plan Competition with Cancer Imaging Technology
CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2015 — Diagnostic Photonics Inc., a startup developing a handheld, high-resolution imaging system for cancer surgery, is the winner of a business plan competition. The competition was sponsored by the PROPEL Center of the iBIO Institute, which provides...
Efficient Spectroscopic Imaging Demonstrated In Vivo
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 2, 2015 — Although optical spectroscopy is routinely used study molecules in cell samples, it is currently not practical to perform in vivo. Now, a converted Raman spectroscopy system has been used to reveal the chemical composition of living tissues in...
FBGS Partners With FAZ on Medical Fiber Sensors
JENA, Germany, Nov. 2, 2015 — FBGS Technologies GmbH has partnered with FAZ Technology Ltd. of Dublin, Ireland, a manufacturer of ultrahigh-resolution measurement devices for fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. The partnership gives FBGS exclusive rights to commercialize the FAZT...
Optogenetics Probes Create Their Own Light
ATLANTA, Nov. 2, 2015 — A novel class of proteins that create their own light could improve the versatility, scalability and practicality of optogenetics. Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed inhibitory luminopsins (short...
Study: NIR Light Effective in Treating Traumatic Brain Injury
DENVER, Nov. 2, 2015 — A longitudinal study has revealed near-infrared light to be an effective treatment for traumatic brain injury, a condition which brings over 2.5 million individuals to the emergency room each year. Carried out from 2011 to 2013, the study involved...
London Hospital Fitted with Circadian Lighting System
LONDON, Oct. 30, 2015 — St. Mary's Hospital has completed a full circadian lighting retrofit of its dementia care ward using LEDs from PhotonStar LED Ltd. Driven by demands from senior clinical staff to provide healthier lighting for elderly patients while reducing nursing...
Purdue Spinoff Commercializes Camera-Based Fall-Prevention Technology
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 29, 2015 — Purdue University spinoff SmartGait is commercializing camera-based technology that could help keep older adults and people with Parkinson’s disease from falling. The technology uses a conventional smartphone with a downward-facing wide-angle...
Phase Holographic, UCSF Partner on Cytometry for Skin Cancer Research
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28, 2015 — Phase Holographic Imaging AB of Sweden is collaborating with the University of California, San Francisco, to bring label-free holographic imaging cytometry technology to skin cancer research. University scientists will use an upgraded version the...
Biophotonic Solutions Names Vittorio Fossati-Bellani CEO
EAST LANSING, Mich., Oct. 27, 2015 — Industry veteran Dr. Vittorio Fossati-Bellani has been named CEO of automated laser pulse compression firm Biophotonic Solutions Inc. "We are excited that such a well-known industry mover and shaker in the areas of ultrafast lasers and industrial...
Metamaterial Detects Circularly Polarized Light
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 27, 2015 — A metamaterial detector for circularly polarized light may open the door for development of small, portable sensors for applications from drug screening to communications and beyond. "Although it is largely invisible to human vision, the...
Dye Endures Repeated STED Irradiation
NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 27, 2015 — Photostable fluorescent dye for superresolution microscopy could serve as a powerful tool to visualize biological events and structural details in living cells for prolonged periods. Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a new fluorescent...
Light-Sheet Microscope Pushes Resolution Limits
ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 26, 2015 — With resolution seven times greater than conventional light-sheet microscopes, a new device can capture cell-level 3D images across entire small organisms. Developed at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus, the microscope...
Study: Laser Endomicroscopy Enables Characterization of Pancreatic Cysts
PARIS, Oct. 26, 2015 — A pilot study sponsored by Mauna Kea Technologies SA has validated the use of needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (nCLE) to characterize different kinds of pancreatic cysts. The procedure is especially promising for identifying benign cysts,...
Grant Aids Introduction of Hybrid Upright-Inverted Microscope
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 22, 2015 — With help from a rapid manufacturing firm, Echo Laboratories Inc. has introduced a combined upright and inverted microscope aimed at reducing lab equipment costs. Proto Labs Inc. of Maple Plain, Minn., recognized Echo Laboratories with its Cool...
Quantitative Bioimaging Possible with Brightness-Equalized QDs
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Oct. 20, 2015 — Quantum dots that emit light at the same brightness regardless of color could help bring fluorescence imaging into the realm of quantifiable data. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign engineered the quantum dots (QDs) to...
Clinical Test: Michelson Diagnostics OCT Scanner Promising for Skin Cancer Detection
MAIDSTONE, England, Oct. 20, 2015 — An optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanner from Michelson Diagnostics Ltd. aided early stage diagnosis of basal-cell carcinoma (BCC) reduced the need for biopsies by 36 percent in recent clinical testing. "The data showed that VivoSight OCT...
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