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New Device May Lead to Daily-Use Deep UV Light Source for Sterilization and Disinfection

Researchers from the Graduate School of Engineering and the Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology at Osaka University unveiled a new solid state second-harmonic generation device that converts infrared radiation into blue light.

15 Jun 2021

New Imaging Technique has Potential to Detect Neurological Disorders

A novel imaging method can potentially detect neurological diseases, like Alzheimer’s disease, in their earliest stages, thus allowing doctors to diagnose and treat patients more rapidly.

14 Jun 2021

Pioneering Research is First in UK to Transform Imaging for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease

The Leeds Children’s Hospital’s Congenital Heart Unit is the first in the United Kingdom to undertake pioneering research addressing challenges in the diagnosis and monitoring of infants with congenital heart disease.

9 Jun 2021

SEC Offers X-ray Systems for Inspecting Batteries for Electric Vehicles and Mobile Phones

X-ray inspection specialist, SEC Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has succeeded in developing automatic 3D CT systems for the inspection of batteries for electric vehicles and mobile phones.

7 Jun 2021

New, Improved Imaging Technology Helps Study Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is known to be a genetically inherited group of red blood cell disorders. The CDC has reported that around 90,000 to 100,000 individuals in the United States suffer from this disorder, and it disproportionately impacts Black or African Americans. SCD occurs in around 1 in every 500 people in this demographic.

4 Jun 2021

Atomic Force Microscopy Provides New Insights into Mechanical Properties of Cancer Metastases

A team at the University of Sheffield, UK, present the findings of its latest research prior to peer review that demonstrate the efficacy of a novel method of characterizing metastatic breast tumors with atomic force microscopy (AFM).

4 Jun 2021

Raman Spectroscopy: New Strategy of Evaluating Metastatic Risk in Breast Cancer

A new study, published on the bioRxiv* preprint server, gives us one new tool for the rapid diagnosis and analysis of tumors by making use of Raman spectroscopy.

4 Jun 2021

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