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Bacteria Rapid Detection Using Optical Scattering Technology

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new low-cost system that analyzes scattered laser light to quickly identify bacteria for applications in medicine, food processing and homeland security at one-tenth the ...

13 Jul 2007

New Light Microscope Surpasses Resolution of Conventional Optical Microscopes

A new light microscope so powerful that it allows scientists peering inside cells to discern the precise location of nearly each individual protein they are studying has been developed and successfully demonstrated by scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus in collaboration with researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Florida State University.

13 Jul 2007

New Uses for Scintillating Materials

Using materials that flash when struck by certain types of radiation, sensors developed in a new laboratory at The University of Alabama in Huntsville might help doctors treat cancer, customs agents scan for dirty bombs, and scientists study the furthest reaches of the universe.

13 Jul 2007

Rensselaer Researchers Analyze Specialized Pulsed Lasers injection Process on Living Cells

Specialized pulsed lasers have been used to inject individual cells with a variety of materials, but little is known about how this type of injection might affect living cells.

13 Jul 2007

More Accurate Breast Cancer Diagnosis May Come from Combined MRI-Optics Method

By combining two techniques, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and near-infrared optics, researchers at Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School may have devised a new, potentially more accurate method for diagnosing breast cancer.

13 Jul 2007

Oak Ridge Wins Six R&D 100 Awards

Researchers and engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have won six R&D 100 Awards, presented each year by R&D Magazine in recognition of the year's most significant technological innovations.

13 Jul 2007

Innovations in Optics-Based Communications

Researchers will announce some of the latest breakthroughs and innovations in optics-based communications at OFC/NFOEC 2006--the largest and most comprehensive international event for optical communications.

13 Jul 2007

New, Nanoparticle-Based Multi-Probe Systems for New Generation of Medical Imaging

Since X-rays were discovered more than a century ago, triggering a revolution in medical imaging, clinicians have sought more powerful ways to "see" into the human body.

13 Jul 2007

High Resolution 4Pi Microscopy Reaches the Nucleus

Confocal light microscopy has been an important tool for biomedical scientists as they work to unravel molecular events occurring within human cells.

13 Jul 2007

Ultralight, Handheld Terahertz Spectrometer

"T-rays" have been touted as the next breakthrough in sensing and imaging, but the need for bulky equipment has been an obstacle to reaching the field's potential.

13 Jul 2007

Metrology Systems - What Is It and How It Works

Metrology Systems - What Is It and How It Works

This product profile explores the features and applications of the Metrology Systems.

From AOM - Arizona Optical Metrology LLC

UV, IR, and SWIR Lenses for Specialized Applications

UV, IR, and SWIR Lenses for Specialized Applications

This product profile describes the features and applications of the UV, IR, and SWIR Lenses.

From Resolve Optics Ltd.

Nexview™ 650: Coherence Scanning Interferometry

Nexview™ 650: Coherence Scanning Interferometry

Coherence Scanning Interferometry is the measurement technology at the core of the Nexview™ 650 system.

From Zygo Corporation

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