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Design-Based Solutions for Using UV Germicidal Irradiation to Safely Disinfect Occupied Rooms

A new study published in Indoor Air provides design-based solutions on how to best use ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) to disinfect occupied rooms without harming individuals.

6 Apr 2021

New Model for Analyzing Irradiation Effects on the Skin in Laser Treatments

A newly-published paper represents one of the most comprehensive reviews of advancements to come in contact lenses, catapulting the commonly-used medical device to applications well beyond refractive error correction.

30 Mar 2021

New Environment Care Lighting Technology Provides Light and Protection to Human Health

Linea Light Group presents an antibacterial light that protects everyday health and wellbeing in any setting

22 Mar 2021

Intravascular Imaging Technique can Help Detect Unstable Coronary Plaques

A new intravascular imaging approach recently developed by scientists could someday be used for detecting coronary plaques that may trigger a heart attack.

17 Mar 2021

GE Healthcare Unveils Vscan Air, a New Intuitive, Wireless Handheld Ultrasound

GE Healthcare today unveiled Vscan Air™, a cutting-edge, wireless pocket-sized ultrasound that provides crystal clear image quality, whole-body scanning capabilities, and intuitive software - all in the palm of clinicians’ hands.

17 Mar 2021

New X-Ray CT System has Unique Combination of Five Innovative Features, Taking Usability and Uptime to the Next Level

Exceptional improvements have been made by Nikon Metrology in its new, 225 kV, microfocus X-ray CT (computed tomography) system, the XT H 225 ST 2x. Two of the features are not to be found on any other industrial CT system. One is Rotating.Target 2.0, which thanks to more efficient cooling enables a 3x smaller focal spot size for clearer imaging.

From Nikon Metrology NV 17 Mar 2021

New Near-Infrared Light Triggered Drug Delivery System

A new concept of on-demand drug delivery system has emerged in which the drugs are automatically released from in vivo medical devices simply by shining light on the skin.

16 Mar 2021

Wearable Cameras and Deep-Learning AI Combined in Self-Walking Robotic Exoskeletons

Robotics researchers are developing exoskeletons and prosthetic legs capable of thinking and moving on their own using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

16 Mar 2021

Scientists Improve Resolution of Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging

A team led by scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) has noninvasively visualized the light-sensing cells in the back of the eye, known as photoreceptors, in greater detail than ever before. Published in Optica, the researchers report how they improved imaging resolution by a third by selectively blocking the light used to image the eye. NEI is part of the National Institutes of Health.

12 Mar 2021