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Fluorogenic Method Detects Two-Protein Aggregation in Live Cells
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 15, 2019 — A new method uses fluorescence to detect potentially disease-causing forms of proteins as they misfold and unravel due to stress or mutations. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) and the University of Washington re-engineered a fluorescent compound and developed a method by which two different proteins can fluoresce at the same time as they misfold and aggregate inside a living cell, highlighting forms that could play a role in several neurodegenerative diseases,...
Improving the Stability and Optical Properties of Perovskite Films
HONG KONG, Feb. 14, 2019 — A new approach to producing all-inorganic perovskite films — the result of a joint research effort by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Shanghai University — could further the development of high-color-purity, low-cost perovskite LEDs with a...
Scientists to Test Light Therapy as Relief from Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2019 — University at Buffalo (UB) researchers have received part of a $1.5 million grant to investigate light therapy as a replacement for prescription opioids in treating oral mucositis, painful ulcers, and swelling in the mouth that result from...
For Quantum Computing, New Hardware Platform Based on 2D Materials
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13, 2019 — To harness the capability of quantum computing, hardware must be developed that can access, measure, and manipulate individual quantum states. In response to this need, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a new hardware...
Researchers Find New Method for Fabricating Optical Metasurfaces
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Feb. 13, 2019 — A way to produce glass metasurfaces that can be either rigid or flexible, developed by engineers from the EPFL Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fiber Devices, could be used to fabricate all-dielectric optical metasurfaces quickly, at low...
DBR Suppresses Spectral Crosstalk for Improved IR Imaging Performance
EVANSTON, Ill., Feb. 12, 2019 — Northwestern University engineers discovered a way to suppress spectral crosstalk between dual-band long-wavelength photodetectors. Their findings could reduce image distortion and improve IR imaging performance, potentially opening the door for a...
Collaborators Develop an Ultra Quiet Laser, with Chip-scale Applications
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2019 — Researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara and their collaborators at Honeywell, Yale, and Northern Arizona University have developed a chip-scale laser capable of emitting light with a fundamental linewidth of less than 1 hertz (Hz)...
Prism Award Winners Take Center Stage
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7, 2019 — Amid the bustle of Photonics West, some of the industry’s top innovators gathered on Feb. 6 to honor the best products and advancements at the “Oscars of the photonics industry” — the Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation....
Data-Driven Spectroscopy Has Potential to Speed Development
ESPOO, Finland, Feb. 1, 2019 — Artificial Intelligence for Spectroscopy (ARTIST) is a new approach to spectroscopy that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the spectroscopic analysis of materials and discovery of new molecules or materials. ARTIST was developed by...
Combination of SPECT, Cardiac MRI Helps Guide VT Ablation
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 1, 2019 — Adding functional imaging to structural imaging of patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) has the potential to improve current VT ablation strategies, according to new research from the University of Maryland. In the study, researchers followed...
Researchers Demonstrate Fractal Light from Lasers
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan. 31, 2019 — A team from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of Glasgow has demonstrated that fractal light can be created from a laser, verifying a prediction made roughly two decades ago. The researchers provide experimental evidence...
UA Project to Provide Interdisciplinary Access to Quantum Resources
TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 30, 2019 — University of Arizona (UA) researchers are building a shared research and training instrument to help scientists in diverse fields benefit from quantum resources, including those with no expertise in quantum information science. Professor Zheshen...
Optical Microscopy System Observes, Stimulates Multiple Living Cells
KOBE, Japan, Jan. 30, 2019 — A new optical microscope uses holographic techniques to stimulate multiple cells simultaneously and monitor cell activity after stimulation. Developed by researchers at Kobe University and called SIFOM for three-dimensional (3D) Stimulation and...
All-Photonic Quantum Repeaters Could Lead to Faster, More Secure Quantum Internet
TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2019 — Researchers at the University of Toronto are working to address the challenges of transmitting quantum information securely over great distances using optical fiber communication. They have developed a prototype for a key element for all-photonic...
InPulse to Accelerate PIC Development in Europe
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Jan. 29, 2019 — InPulse is a pilot project that will offer access to the latest production technology for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on indium phosphide to startups with promising ideas, but no access to PIC manufacturing facilities. The pilot...
Robotic-Assisted Lung Surgery Could Improve Patient Outcomes
CHICAGO, Jan. 28, 2019 — Complete robotic-assisted lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) to remove emphysematous tissue was performed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital using the da Vinci Xi Surgical System. During the robotic LVRS, a surgeon with specialized training in...
Lens-Free, Multicolor Holography Technique Could Enable Compact 3D Displays
DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 28, 2019 — A holography technique based on computer-generated holograms (CHGs), developed by a team at Duke University, produces complex, multicolor holographic images without any bulky optical components. The researchers encoded a multicolor image onto a 300-...
Photomultiplier Tubes from Brown Team Will Be the 'Eyes' of New Dark Matter Detector
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 25, 2019 — Brown University researchers have assembled two arrays of photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) to serve as the “eyes” for the LUX-ZEPLIN (L-Z) dark matter detector, which will begin its search for dark matter particles at the Sanford Underground Research...
Photoacoustic Approach Uses Lasers to Send Messages
LEXINGTON, Mass., Jan. 25, 2019 — Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory have demonstrated two laser-based methods to transmit various audio tones and recorded speech at a conversational volume to a person without any type of receiver...
Hyperspectral Imaging Could Automate, Improve Plastics Recycling
EXTREMADURA, Spain, and COPENHAGEN, Jan. 24, 2019 — A new method using NIR hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and chemometrics could make it possible to sort between different types of plastic and between different flame retardants added to plastic, a necessity for recycling plastics more economically. The...
New Free-Space Enhancement Cavities Developed for Optical Solitons
MUNICH, Jan. 24, 2019 — Physicists based at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) and the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics have generated temporal, dissipative, optical solitons in passive, free-space resonators. The advance could open up new applications for...
UV-Powered Fluid Pump Could Move Pollutants, Deliver Drugs
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Jan. 23, 2019 — A highly controllable method that uses UV light to control particle motion and assembly within liquids could be used in drug delivery, chemical sensors, and fluid pumps. Developed by the Sen Lab at Pennsylvania State University, the new technique...
Sensor Uses AI to Obtain Real-Time Images from Satellite Orbit
TOKYO, Jan. 22, 2019 — Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a low-cost star tracker and Earth sensor. The star tracker will be used with microsatellites to handle calibration observations, operation verification tests, and long-term...
Artificial Photosynthesis Could Help Limit Carbon Emissions
BERLIN, Jan. 22, 2019 — If CO2 emissions do not fall fast enough, then CO2 will have to be removed from the atmosphere to limit global warming. New technologies for artificial photosynthesis could contribute to negative emissions of CO2, say researchers from...
Max Planck Florida Institute Becomes ZEISS 'Labs@Location' Partner
JUPITER, Fla., Jan. 21, 2019 — The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) and the Germany-based microscopy company ZEISS announced a “labs@location” partnership agreement on Jan. 17. As a “labs@location” partner institution, MPFI will have access to state-of-the-art...

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