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Photoacoustic Imaging Improves Malignant Ovarian Lesion Diagnosis

No screening test can aid in the early identification of ovarian cancer, which is the deadliest malignancy of the female reproductive system.

7 Dec 2023

Controlling Electron Quantum States with High-Resolution Microscopy

Researchers at the University of Regensburg have discovered a technique for controlling the quantum state of individual electrons by employing a high-resolution atomic microscope.

7 Dec 2023

Laser Profile Scanners for Real-Time Quality Control in Automated Fibre Placement – Research Into Future Composite Manufacturing at the University of Bristol

A research project undertaken by the Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) at the University of Bristol used laser profile sensors from Micro-Epsilon to detect defects formed during the composites manufacturing process.

7 Dec 2023

Output Couplers for Excimer Lasers

LASER COMPONENTS produces partially reflective coatings for use as output couplers or beam splitters in laser systems. High power dielectric coatings are manufactured for the wavelength range 248 nm to 3000 nm in house.

7 Dec 2023

Autonomous Laser System Could Revolutionize Surgical Procedures

The University of Basel researchers have significantly advanced the safe and accurate application of lasers, as detailed in their recent publication in the specialized journal Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.

6 Dec 2023

An Innovative Approach to Reversible Optical Data Storage

A technology discovered by physicists at The City College of New York has the potential to improve optical data storage capacity in diamonds. This is made feasible by multiplexing spectral storage.

5 Dec 2023

Manganese Complex Leads the Way to Affordable and Sustainable Bright White OLEDs

Scientists at Dongguk University have developed a new environmentally friendly and cost-effective bright green light-emitting manganese complex called MnBz for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)

5 Dec 2023

PicoRuler: A Protein-Based Nanoruler for Fluorescence Imaging at Sub-10 nm

The latest super-resolution microscopy techniques currently approach optical resolutions of a few nanometers. This corresponds to a resolution in the region of biological molecular sizes.

4 Dec 2023

Photoacoustic Imaging Technique Reduces Sensor Need

At times, advancements in science involve the revelation of entirely novel discoveries, while on other occasions, progress is achieved by enhancing efficiency, speed, or simplicity.

4 Dec 2023

Photonic Chip That ‘Fits Together Like Lego’ Opens Door to Local Industry

Researchers at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have invented a compact silicon semiconductor chip that integrates electronics with photonic, or light, components.

2 Dec 2023

Multiplexing Technologies Unlock Ultra-High-Speed Optical Fiber Communication

Scientists from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology collaborated with the Eindhoven University of Technology and the University of L'Aquila and achieved a groundbreaking data rate of 22.9 petabits per second using a solitary optical fiber.

1 Dec 2023