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New Optical Tweezers Prevent Overheating Problems

In 2018, Arthur Ashkin received the Nobel Prize for developing optical tweezers, which employ light in the form of a high-powered laser beam to seize and exploit particles.

28 Jun 2021

Light-Based Technique Could Revolutionize Medical Imaging Procedures

A group of physicists, headed by Dr. David Phillips from the University of Exeter, have introduced a new method to regulate light that has been scattered by passage via a single hair-thin strand of optical fiber.

21 Jun 2021

Brain State Transitions are Controlled Using a Light-Responsive Molecule

The communication between billions of neurons governs the different states of the brain. This network forms the basis of all human behaviors, memories and perceptions.

18 Jun 2021

Scientists Propose a Personalized Optical Stimulation for the Blind

Stimulation of the nervous system with neurotechnology has opened up new avenues for treating human disorders

17 Jun 2021

Non-Contact Laser Imaging System Could Help Doctors Diagnose Major Blinding Diseases

A non-contact laser imaging system could help doctors diagnose and treat eye diseases that cause blindness much earlier than is now possible.

15 Jun 2021

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