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New Polarized Light-Matter Interaction Could Help Study Unique Molecules

A scientist might want to do cartwheels upon making a discovery, but this time the discovery itself relies on cartwheels.

30 Jun 2020

New Method to Enhance Versatility and Precision of Atomic Force Microscopy

At the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, scientists have designed a latest technique to enhance the detection ability of nanoscale chemical imaging by making use of atomic force microscopy.

29 Jun 2020

Scientists are Developing Low-Cost Imaging Systems to Help Museums Preserve Historical Collections

Scientists from Rochester Institute of Technology are developing affordable imaging systems to help libraries and museums preserve and expand access to their historical collections.

29 Jun 2020

New Molecule can be Incorporated into Existing Workflows for Calcium Imaging

When neurons fire an electrical impulse, they also experience a surge of calcium ions. By measuring those surges, researchers can indirectly monitor neuron activity, helping them to study the role of individual neurons in many different brain functions.

29 Jun 2020

Radiant Webinar Introduces First Software for Backlit Component Inspection

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of automated visual inspection systems for light sources and displays, announces that it will host a webinar to introduce its new VIP™ (Vision Inspection Pack) software—the first solution for backlit component inspection that combines the benefits of photometry for light and color measurement with machine vision for defect detection.

From Radiant Vision Systems 26 Jun 2020

$New Technique to Develop More Precise, Efficient Diffraction Gratings$

New Technique to Develop More Precise, Efficient Diffraction Gratings

The importance of light-based technologies for our society was demonstrated once more in recent weeks.

26 Jun 2020

New Technique to Monitor Quality of Laser Welding in Real Time

Laser welding is a process suitable for joining metals and thermoplastics.

26 Jun 2020

Light Weighted Mirrors

Optical Surfaces Ltd has developed proprietary light weighting techniques that can reduce the weight of a mirror by as much as 60%.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 26 Jun 2020

Laser-Driven Proton Radiography Used to Measure Magnetic Fields in Plasma

The magnetic structures resulting from a plasma instability predicted by the physicist Erich Weibel about 50 years ago has been evidenced at surprisingly large scales in a laser-driven plasma in the prestigious journal Nature Physics.

25 Jun 2020

New Pulsed Force Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy to Measure Surface Potential

As technology shrinks, the need to characterize the properties of very small materials-measured in nanometers (1 nanometer = 1 billionth of a meter)-has become increasingly important.

25 Jun 2020

Lasers can Redefine Bio-Imaging and Quantum Communication

A research team has applied an infrared laser technique to cool a solid semiconductor. As demonstrated by the researchers in a study published in Nature Communications on June 23rd, 2020, an infrared laser could be used to refrigerate the solid semiconductor by a minimum of 36 °F, or 20 °C, below room temperature.

24 Jun 2020

New Laser-Based Technique to Degrade Cellulose for Use as Biofuel

With the imminent threat of a climate crisis hanging over our heads, it has become crucial to develop efficient alternatives to fossil fuels. One option is to use clean sources of fuels called biofuels, which can be produced from natural sources such as biomass.

24 Jun 2020

New Compact Fiber Laser Microscope to Analyze Molecules in Cells

A research group led by Professor Kenneth K.Y. Wong of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with Bielefeld University in Germany, has developed a compact fibre laser microscope that brought breakthroughs to analysing molecules in cells and clinical applications.

24 Jun 2020

New Low-Cost, Accessible Medical Diagnostic Tool for Skin Cancer

An article published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), "Point-of-care, multispectral, smartphone-based dermascopes for dermal lesion screening and erythema monitoring," shows that standard smartphone technology can be adapted to image skin lesions, providing a low-cost, accessible medical diagnostic tool for skin cancer.

24 Jun 2020

Deltaray Enables Zero-Defect Product Manufacturing

Deltaray, a spin-off of Antwerp University and imec – a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies – is taking quality control to the next level with the introduction of its ‘Accelerated 3D XRAY’ technology.

24 Jun 2020