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Optoacoustics Technique can be Used for Water Content Monitoring in Living Tissue

Researchers from Skoltech and the University of Texas Medical Branch (US) have shown how optoacoustics can be used for monitoring skin water content, a technique which is promising for medical applications such as tissue trauma management and in cosmetology. The paper outlining these results was published in the Journal of Biophotonics.

18 Jan 2021

Pulsed Ultraviolet Light Can be Used in Poultry Industry to Kill Pathogens on Eggshells

Pulsed ultraviolet light can be an effective alternative to some of the antimicrobial technologies now used by the poultry industry to kill pathogens on eggshells, according to Penn State researchers, who simulated production conditions to test the technology.

15 Jan 2021

Using the Advanced Light Source to Reveal How Different Biofuels Behave

Vehicles have evolved to become more efficient and sophisticated, but their fuel hasn't necessarily evolved along with them. The Department of Energy is determined to identify cleaner burning and renewable alternatives to gasoline, and through the work of two UCF researchers, the DOE is one step closer to that goal.

13 Jan 2021

SPIE, The International Society for Optics and Photonics, Announces Its 2021 Society Awards

The Awards Committee of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, today announced the recipients of its prestigious annual awards.

13 Jan 2021

Teledyne Photometrics’ New Technical Note Explores Key Factors of Scientific Imaging Quality

Teledyne Photometrics, a Teledyne Technologies company, and designer and manufacturer of high-performance scientific cameras that support demanding quantitative life science research are pleased to announce the availability of a new technical note defining and explaining the significant key factors of image quality in scientific-grade cameras.

From Teledyne Photometrics 12 Jan 2021

New Photonic Processor Could Revolutionize Artificial Intelligence

An international team of researchers, including Professor Roberto Morandotti of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), just introduced a new photonic processor that could revolutionize artificial intelligence, as reported by the prestigious journal Nature.

12 Jan 2021

Optical Computing Core Prototype can Accelerate Neural Networks Used in AI

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are already an integral part of our everyday lives online. For example, search engines such as Google use intelligent ranking algorithms and video streaming services such as Netflix use machine learning to personalize movie recommendations.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers Use 'Damaged' Part of Optical Fiber to Develop a Magnetic Field Sensor

The invention of optical fibers has revolutionized not only telecommunications but also sensing technology. Optical fiber sensors can measure strain, temperature, pressure, and many other physical parameters along the fibers, but they are currently immune to electromagnetic noise -- interference from other external electric or magnetic interactions.

8 Jan 2021

Photonic Processors Speed Up Tasks in the Field of Machine Learning

The exponential growth of data traffic in our digital age poses some real challenges on processing power. And with the advent of machine learning and AI in, for example, self-driving vehicles and speech recognition, the upward trend is set to continue. All this places a heavy burden on the ability of current computer processors to keep up with demand.

7 Jan 2021

Researchers Develop a Light-Sensitive 3D-Printed Smart Gel

Inspired by the color-changing skin of cuttlefish, octopuses and squids, Rutgers engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that changes shape when exposed to light, becomes "artificial muscle" and may lead to new military camouflage, soft robotics and flexible displays.

6 Jan 2021