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Latest Optical and Laser Technology Showcased at Frontiers in Optics 2009

From scopes that help premature babies breathe to techniques for imaging live neurons and beating hearts as they develop, the latest optical and laser technology being deployed in medicine and the biosciences will be on display at the Optical Society's (OSA) Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO), which takes place Oct. 11-15 at the Fairmont San Jose Hotel and the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose, Calif.

29 Sep 2009

Laser Processes Promise Better Artificial Joints and Arterial Stents

Researchers are developing technologies that use lasers to create arterial stents and longer-lasting medical implants that could be manufactured 10 times faster and also less expensively than is now possible.

15 Sep 2009

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. to Enter Integrated Optical Biosensor System (IOBS) Market

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. (Pink Sheets: BMGP), a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and malaria detection, today announced its entry into the Integrated Optical Biosensor System (IOBS) market.

8 Sep 2009

$Collagen Structure Revealed for the First Time by X-ray Diffraction Patterns$

Collagen Structure Revealed for the First Time by X-ray Diffraction Patterns

This development opens doors to better understanding of living tissues like skin and bones, as well as the bio-mineralization processes which turn flexible collagen into semi-flexible cartilage and eventually into rigid bones.

2 Sep 2009

Scientists Control Single Electron in Complex Molecule for the First Time with Laser Pulse

Predatory fish are well aware of the problem: In a swarm of small fish it is hard to isolate prey. A similar situation can be found in the microcosm of atoms and molecules, whose behavior is influenced by "swarms&qu...

2 Sep 2009

New Silk-Based Optical Waveguides Paves Way for Biomedical Applications

There is a growing need for biocompatible photonic components for biomedical applications – from in vivo glucose monitoring to detecting harmful viruses or the telltale markers of Alzheimer's. Optical waveguide...

1 Sep 2009

Using Light to Manipulate Cell Movement

Recent breakthroughs have uncovered how different cellular proteins are turned 'on' or 'off' at the molecular level, but much remains to be understood about how protein signaling influences cell behavior.

19 Aug 2009

New Way to Clinically Assess Condition of Tooth Enamel Using Lasers

A group of researchers in Australia and Taiwan has developed a new way to analyze the health of human teeth using lasers. As described in the latest issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal, by measuring how the surface of a tooth responds to laser-generated ultrasound, they can evaluate the mineral content of tooth enamel -- the semi-translucent outer layer of a tooth that protects the underlying dentin.

18 Aug 2009

Controlling Living Cells with Light

University of Central Florida researchers have shown for the first time that light energy can gently guide and change the orientation of living cells within lab cultures. That ability to optically steer cells could be a major step in harnessing the healing power of stem cells and guiding them to areas of the body that need help.

11 Aug 2009

World's Smallest Medical Video Camera Based on Advanced CMOS Image Sensor

Medigus Ltd. (TASE: MDGS) and Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TSEM, TASE: TASE: TSEM), today announced successful sampling of a new CMOS imager that will serve in Medigus' line of disposable miniature cameras and its new medical devices camera.

3 Aug 2009