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New Nontoxic Scintillator Enables Low-Dose X-Ray Imaging in Real Time

Scientific research, medical diagnosis, and industrial material inspection are the main fields where X-ray imaging is actively being used.

19 Aug 2020

NIST Researchers Develop a New Design for Better Shining LEDs

At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), researchers have developed a novel design for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which could help address a long-standing drawback in the efficiency of light sources.

17 Aug 2020

New OLED-Based Technique for Creating Ultrasound Images

Scientists at North Carolina State University have developed a new method for making ultrasound images which combines the detector and display, making it considerably simpler and cheaper than existing devices.

14 Aug 2020

Low-Cost Radiative Cooling System can Produce Energy at Nighttime

An off-grid and low-cost modular energy source designed by Stanford scientists can efficiently generate power even at night.

14 Aug 2020

New Light-Switchable, Highly Adaptable Molecular Tools can Control Cellular Activities

A Princeton team has developed a class of light-switchable, highly adaptable molecular tools with new capabilities to control cellular activities.

14 Aug 2020

Researchers Create 2D Multifocal Optical-Resolution Photoacoustic CT System

Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy (OR-PAM) is known to be a robust imaging tool with an excellent potential to image rich optical absorption contrast in biological tissues.

13 Aug 2020

Laser Light and X-Rays Help Reveal Water Behaves Like a Two-State Liquid

At Stockholm University, researchers have identified that water can have similar behavior as that of a liquid crystal upon illumination with laser light.

12 Aug 2020

New Framework Enables Studying Detectability of UV Communication Systems

An analysis framework created by Army researchers now enables careful investigation of the detectability of ultraviolet communication systems, offering the understanding required to fulfill the requirements of future, more secure Army networks.

12 Aug 2020

Premier Philippines Airport Enhances Passenger Throughput and Experience with Smiths Detection

Smiths Detection today announced its collaboration with Philippines' Office for Transportation Security (OTS) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to boost passenger throughput and experience at terminals 1, 2, and 3 of the country's premier cosmopolitan airport, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

From Smiths Detection Group Ltd. 12 Aug 2020

Dynamic Source Manufacturing Inc. (DSM) Installs Assure™ X-ray Component Counter from DAGE at Its Calgary, AB. Facility

Dynamic Source Manufacturing, Inc., a high-volume, fully integrated, leading-edge technology manufacturing and turn-key assembly organization, has recently installed the Nordson DAGE Assure™ X-ray Component Counter at their Calgary location.

From Nordson DAGE 12 Aug 2020

New Actin Imaging Method Could Help Better Understand Mitochondrial Dysfunction

While your skeleton helps your body to move, fine skeleton-like filaments within your cells likewise help cellular structures to move.

11 Aug 2020

First Electrically Injected Laser Developed Using Germanium Tin

Materials science researchers, led by electrical engineering professor Shui-Qing "Fisher" Yu, have demonstrated the first electrically injected laser made with germanium tin.

10 Aug 2020

Alluxa Develops Thin Films for COVID-19 Detection Devices

Alluxa, Inc., the global leader in high-performance optical coatings and filters, has extended its industry-leading Ultra Series to include high-performance polymerase chain reaction specific filters.

From Alluxa 10 Aug 2020

Google Healthcare Relies on BitFlow CoaXPress Frame Grabber for Augmented Reality Microscope

BitFlow frame grabber technology has been incorporated into a prototype Augmented Reality Microscope (ARM) platform that researchers at Google AI Healthcare (Mountain View, CA) believe will accelerate the adoption of deep learning tools for pathologists around the world in the critical task of visually examining both biological and physical samples at sub-millimeter scales.

From Bitflow, Inc. 10 Aug 2020

CSIRO’S Parkes Radio Telescope Added to National Heritage List

The iconic Parkes radio telescope, otherwise known as The Dish, has been officially recognised for its contribution to Australian astronomy and humankind’s understanding of the Universe with its addition to the National Heritage List.

10 Aug 2020