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Prototype Optical Dental Tool Emits LED Light to Identify Acidic Conditions that Lead to Cavities

You and your dentist have a lot of tools and techniques for stopping cavities, but detecting the specific chemical conditions that can lead to cavities and then preventing them from ever getting started is much harder.

9 Mar 2022

A Flash Future of X-Ray Technology Could Come from a Digital Camera

A Curtin University researcher will work with an international team to develop a new technology that will aim to take x-rays using a standard digital camera.

2 Mar 2022

New Low-Cost Device Manipulates Light and Fluid for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers from ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences and IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, both in Spain, have demonstrated a new low-cost portable instrument that manipulates light and fluid for fast and reliable detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva samples.

23 Feb 2022

Researchers Develop a Novel Methodology that Swiftly Detects COVID-19

The novel method enables the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal exudate (the very same samples used in a PCR test) from symptomatic individuals with a sensitivity of 100% and selectivity of 87.5%.

21 Feb 2022

Prototype of a Clinical CT Device Combines Dark-Field X-Ray Technology with Traditional Technology

The dark-field X-ray technology has been implemented into a CT scanner appropriate for clinical usage for the first time by a team of researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Dark-field imaging adds to the information offered by conventional X-ray imaging. It is now feasible to create 3D dark-field X-ray images using the new prototype.

9 Feb 2022

Dental Caries can be Effectively Treated with Photodynamic Therapy Using Chlorin e-6

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using chlorin e-6, a photosensitizer marketed in several countries, is an effective auxiliary treatment for dental caries.

3 Feb 2022

Drug Development Could Be Accelerated Using New Photonic Effect

Twisted semiconductor nanostructures turn red light into twisted blue light in minuscule volumes, which may help create chiral drugs.

17 Jan 2022

Neurologist Investigates Novel Light-Activated Drugs with Antiepileptic Effects

The sought-after Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) has been given to Dr. Michael Wenzel from the Department of Epileptology at the University Hospital Bonn.

11 Jan 2022

Experts Develop Novel Intraocular Lenses Providing Full Range of Vision

Aston University collaborated with the world’s first manufacturer of intraocular lenses (IOLs), Rayner Intraocular Lenses, to come up with the next generation of lenses that provide patients a high-quality full range of vision without the requirement of spectacles.

7 Jan 2022

Integration of Optical Sensing into Orthopedic Surgical Devices

Knees and hips wear out. Backs and necks become unstable. Fortunately, orthopedic surgeons specialize in musculoskeletal repair. And surgeries that formerly required open exposure are now accomplished with minimally invasive techniques. Surgical risks are reduced, as are postoperative pain and recovery time.

7 Jan 2022