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Hybrid NIR Diffuse Optic, Ultrasound Device Characterizes Thyroids
CASTELLDEFELS, Spain, Dec. 19, 2024 — Thyroid diseases affect approximately 200 million people worldwide. In most thyroid pathologies, the vascularization – the number and structure of blood vessels – and hemodynamics are altered. A better understanding of both could help clinicians improve the diagnosis, plan for therapies and follow up treatment response, but the monitoring techniques available in the clinics are not sensitive enough or are impractical for large-scale use. In an effort to subvert this, a team of
Quantum Ghost Imaging Safely Images Live Plants Using IR Light
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 17, 2024 — Quantum ghost imaging (QGI), a technique that leverages quantum mechanics to capture images at extremely low light levels, could provide a way to image living plants without exposing them to harmful wavelengths. QGI also removes the need to insert...
Miniature Microscopes Could Probe Hard-to-Reach Places in the Body
ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec. 16, 2024 — A technique from researchers at the University of Adelaide could enable microscopic imaging to be performed through a very thin optical fiber. The new technique could make it possible to image areas in the body that are difficult to reach using...
Compact Device Combines Light Sensing and Modulation
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12, 2024 — A device developed by researchers at CEA-Leti combines the ability to sense light and modulate it accordingly, by pairing a liquid crystal cell and a CMOS image sensor into a single device. According to the researchers, this is the first time a...
Microscopy Method Supports 3D, Multitargeted Cell Imaging at Nanoscale
HOUSTON, Dec. 10, 2024 — A new microscopy platform could improve investigations into the mechanisms that drive cellular behavior by providing fast, precise 3D imaging of multiple cellular structures at the nanoscale, while allowing flexible control of the extracellular...
PhotoniCare Raises $4.6M, Establishes Manufacturing Partnership
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 6, 2024 — Medical device company PhotoniCare has secured $4.6 million in a series B funding round and formed a manufacturing partnership with Gentex Corporation, who led the funding, to produce its OtoSight Middle Ear Scope. The company also finalized the...
SPIE Names Finalists in 2025 Startup Challenge
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Dec. 3, 2024 — Seven early-stage startup companies have been selected to compete for a top prize of $10,000 at the 15th annual SPIE Startup Challenge at Photonics West on Jan. 28. The SPIE Startup Challenge is a competitive entrepreneurial platform for new...
Liquid Crystal Lens Filters out Light that Causes Seizures
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 26, 2024 — In people who experience photosensitive epilepsy, seizures can be triggered by visual stimuli, like video games, that are displayed at certain wavelengths. Lenses made with cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC), a material that is sensitive to changes in...
Optogenetics Technique Could Replace Surgical Treatments for Seizures
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Nov. 25, 2024 — Researchers from three University of California (UC) campuses collaborated on an optogenetics-based approach to controlling abnormal neural activity in humans. Their findings could someday provide an alternative to surgery for patients who have...
Gold-Based Agent Improves OCT’s Ability to Image Cardio Conditions
OTTAWA, Canada, Nov. 18, 2024 — Intravascular optical coherence tomography (IV-OCT) is used to inform doctors about the shape and structure of hardened artery buildups, torn arteries, and blood clots in the heart. While the method is useful for anatomical imaging, researchers...
SPIE Announces Finalists for 2025 Prism Awards
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Nov. 12, 2024 — SPIE has named finalists for the 2025 Prism Awards. The 24 products — from companies ranging from emerging innovators to industry stalwarts — selected in eight categories, will be honored during a Jan. 29 gala evening at SPIE Photonics...
Leibniz-IPHT, SUNY Albany Establish BioPhotonic, AI Tech Center
ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2024 — The Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT) and the State University of New York at Albany (SUNY Albany) have established the Center for Biophotonic Technology and Artificial Intelligence (CeBAI) at SUNY Albany’s campus. The...
Xavveo, 4D-Photonic Radar Developer, Closes $8.6M Seed Round
BERLIN, Nov. 7, 2024 — Xavveo, developer of a 4D photonic radar technology, has raised an $8.6 million seed round to support the commercialization of its distributed photonic radar technology. Xavveo’s technology platform has applications in autonomous vehicles, as well...
Hamamatsu Acquires BAE Systems Imaging Solutions
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 6, 2024 — Through its subsidiary Photonics Management Corp., Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. has acquired BAE Systems Imaging, a San Jose, Calif.-based semiconductor manufacturer specializing in high-performance CMOS image sensors in the visible to near-infrared and...
Laser-Activated Gel Forms Tissue Scaffolds for Medicine and Research
ZURICH, Nov. 5, 2024 — Using a laser and a light-reactive gel, a research team led by Hao Liu at ETH Zurich produced highly aligned microfilament structures for growing connective, nerve, and muscle tissue in a lab. The optically-based approach developed by the team could...
Laser Photonics to Acquire Control Micro Systems
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 1, 2024 — Developer of industrial cleaning laser systems Laser Photonics Corporation (LPC) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Control Micro Systems, Inc. (CMS), a provider of laser solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. The acquisition is...
Raman Spectroscopy Gets Major Speed Upgrade
TOKYO, Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers at the University of Tokyo have increased the measurement rate of Raman spectroscopy by 100-fold. Since the measurement rate of the technique has been a major limitation, the improvement is expected to aid advancements in multiple fields...
IPG Photonics to Acquire cleanLASER
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 29, 2024 — IPG Photonics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Clean-Lasersysteme GmbH (cleanLASER), a developer of laser cleaning systems. The transaction is expected to close later this year. Based in Herzogenrath, Germany, cleanLASER serves a broad...
Raman Spectroscopy Tests Biomarkers for Rapid Dementia Diagnosis
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Oct. 28, 2024 — Dementia is difficult to diagnose during the initial stages of the disease. Using current testing methods, it can take over two years for patients to receive a diagnosis. Many patients are not diagnosed until the disease has progressed to a point...
Optical Phased Array-Based Optical Tweezers Manipulate Cells without Damaging Them
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 21, 2024 — Compared to bulk optical tweezers, integrated optical tweezers are compact and low-cost, making them practical for most research organizations. But so far, integrated optical tweezers have been of limited use in biological research, due to the very...
Imaging Technique Enables 20-nm Resolution on Standard Microscopes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 18, 2024 — A new expansion microscopy (ExM) technique from MIT makes it possible to use a conventional light microscope to generate high-resolution images at the nanoscale, by expanding specimens 20-fold before imaging them. Historically, nanoscale structures...
Optica Names Elizabeth Nolan CEO
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 17, 2024 — Optica has named Elizabeth Nolan as its new CEO. Nolan had served as interim CEO following the departure of former CEO Elizabeth Rogan. Previously, Nolan served as the organization’s deputy executive director and chief publishing officer. As...
Photoacoustic Technique Captures Real-Time Anomalies in Microvasculature
LONDON, Oct. 16, 2024 — By using a laser to generate ultrasound waves that reveal structural changes, photoacoustic tomography (PAT) has shown its value in identifying disease conditions in the microvasculature, the tiny vessels that extend from major veins and arteries....
Bifocal Lenses, with Liquid Crystal Bilayers, Allow Flexible Light Modulation
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 15, 2024 — A bilayer, bifocal lens with adjustable focal points could allow more flexible modulation of light in applications for optical computing, bioimaging, augmented and virtual reality, and other areas. The lens, which was developed at Hunan University,...
Surgical Microscope Uses OCT to Define Precise Tumor Margins
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 14, 2024 — A megahertz-speed optical coherence tomography (MHz-OCT) instrument, integrated with a neurosurgical microscope, has demonstrated the ability to acquire high-quality, volumetric, cross-sectional brain scans in seconds. The images obtained by the...

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