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Lens-Free Imaging Technology Inegrated into Cell Phones Used for Medical Application

In the lab of UCLA electrical engineering professor Aydogan Ozcan, a prototype
cell phone has been constructed that is capable of monitoring the condition
of HIV and malaria patients, as well as testing water quality in undeveloped
areas or disaster sites. The innovative imaging technology was invented by Ozcan,
a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, and has been miniaturized
by researchers in his lab to the point that it can fit in standard cell phones.

29 Dec 2008

New Study Shows LED Lighting to Save $1.8 Trillion

Solid-state lighting that replaces incandescent and fluorescent bulbs with light-emitting diodes can reap enormous savings in cost, natural resources and pollution, according to a recent study by Rensselaer Polytechnic I...

23 Dec 2008

Revolutionary Cell Phones Use Lens-Free Imaging to Monitor Patient's Health

Cell phones have already revolutionized the way people around the world communicate and do business. Thanks to advances being made at UCLA, they are about to do the same thing for medicine. In the lab of UCLA electric...

23 Dec 2008

Princeton Engineers Develop New Type of Laser for Medical Applications

A Princeton-led team of researchers has discovered an entirely new mechanism for making common electronic materials emit laser beams. The finding could lead to lasers that operate more efficiently and at higher temperatures than existing devices, and find applications in environmental monitoring and medical diagnostics.

23 Dec 2008

Scientists Turning to Nature and Nanotechnology for Revolutionary Cancer Diagnostics

Scientists from the EU-funded RECEPTRONICS project are turning to nature, and combining what they learn with the latest in nanotechnology, to find new ways of diagnosing cancer. The project, funded by the EU with EUR 1.99 million under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), brings together experts from four European countries in the fields of biochemistry, bioengineering, nanotechnology and information technology.

23 Dec 2008

High Power LED Introduced in Life-Enhancing Healthkiosks Booths

LED*Waves, a world-leading manufacturer of high-end LED lights, today announced that Phoenix Kiosk, Inc., a manufacturer of self-service kiosks, used LED*Waves' High Power LED Recess Light to illuminate their innovative, life-enhancing Secure Medical Healthkiosks® booths.

22 Dec 2008

Schott Release EasyLED Solution for Industrial and Biological Applications

These low energy consuming lighting solutions are designed to bring high-performance illumination to industrial, biological lab, and home applications. Both products come with integrated controllers and can be mounted directly to the microscope

22 Dec 2008

nLight Introduce Erbium Fibers Produced from Direct Nanoparticle Deposition Technology

Highly doped, LMA erbium fibers are ideal for high-power, eye-safe applications at 1.5+ µm such as LIDAR, range finding, sensing, medical and even directed energy applications.

22 Dec 2008

New Handheld Ultrasound Device Capable of Treating Cancer Patients

A prototype of a therapeutic ultrasound device, developed by a Cornell graduate student, fits in the palm of a hand, is battery-powered and packs enough punch to stabilize a gunshot wound or deliver drugs to brain cancer...

21 Dec 2008

New Chemical Sensor Based on Nano-Structured Composite Materials

A high-tech device integrating expertise from such academic fields as electronics, chemistry and materials science, the chemical sensor is capable of transferring physical and chemical qualities into electronic signals to be analyzed and processed by integrated instrument.

21 Dec 2008