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Low-Loss Mirrors Show Promise for Detection of Cancer, Greenhouse Gases

Manufactured in a new process based on crystalline materials, these low-loss mirrors promise to open up completely new application areas, for example in optical respiratory gas analysis for early cancer detection or the detection of greenhouse gases. This work will be published in the current issue of the journal Optica.

28 May 2021

New Imaging Technique Helps Visualize Deep Cerebral Microvasculature in Mouse Brain

An innovative technique developed by scientists enables microscopic fluorescence imaging at depth limits that are four times greater than those imposed by light diffusion.

28 May 2021

Supercomputer Researchers Model New Method of Generating Gamma-Ray Combs

Skoltech researchers used the resources of the university’s Zhores supercomputer to study a new method of generating gamma-ray combs for nuclear and X-ray photonics and spectroscopy of new materials. The paper was published in the journal Physical Review Letters.

27 May 2021

High-Performance Laser Mirrors Detect Trace Amounts of Substances in Gas Mixtures

For the first time, physicists from the University of Vienna have successfully demonstrated high-performance laser mirrors in the sensing-relevant mid-infrared wavelength range.

19 May 2021

Novel Material Captures Light Energy, Shows Promise in Photovoltaics and Bioimaging

Inspired by nature, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), along with collaborators from Washington State University, created a novel material capable of capturing light energy.

17 May 2021

Researchers Develop New Technique for Live-Cell Fluorescent Imaging

Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), collaborating with scientists from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and RIKEN, develop a novel technique for live-cell fluorescent imaging which leads them to discover a new actin structure in starfish early embryos.

17 May 2021

Medphab Funding Initiative Launches Open Call to Support Photonic Medical Device Innovation

MedPhab, Europe’s first pilot line for photonics-based medical devices announces a call for proposals to support companies adopting advanced photonics technologies for the development of new medical diagnostics solutions.

10 May 2021

New Infrared Imager Converts Infrared Light into Clear Images

Imagine mapping out an individual’s blood vessels while simultaneously monitoring the heart rate—without making contact with the person’s skin, seeing through fog and smog, and seeing through silicon wafers to check the composition and quality of electronic boards.

6 May 2021

Simple Application of UVC Light Could Improve Safety of Common Disinfectants

Over 400 common disinfectants currently in use could be made safer for people and the environment and could better fight the COVID-19 virus with the simple application of UVC light, a new study from the University of Waterloo shows.

4 May 2021

New Fiber-Optic Imaging Probe for More Effective Diagnoses of Various Diseases

Researchers from the University of Nottingham have designed a new ultrasonic imaging system that can be installed on the tip of a hair-thin optical fiber.

3 May 2021

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