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New UV Light Sterilizer Technology Could Rapidly Disinfect Surfaces, Indoor Air

The home entertainment console found in almost all houses could be the key to a new weapon in the battle against the coronavirus.

20 May 2020

Clean Air Series: UVC Lighting that Actively Reduces the Bacterial and Viral Charge

humanlumen, the lighting brand with a uniquely human-centric approach, introduces the Clean Air Series, a range of UVC Air Sterilisation Units, providing a safe, reliable and sustainable solution for a safe ‘Return to Work’ for many employers and employees.

From humanlumen 19 May 2020

Using Intense Synchrotron Radiation to Produce Higher-Quality CT Images

Several people would have undergone a CT scan at a certain point in their life—sliding in and out of a tunnel, with a huge machine rotating around. X-ray computed tomography, well-known by its acronym CT, is a technique extensively used to capture cross-sectional images of objects.

15 May 2020

'Bug Zapper' Uses UV-C Light to Decontaminate N95 Masks

Right around the time in mid-March when Lehigh University moved to remote learning and researchers began to shut down on-campus labs, Nelson Tansu, the Daniel E. '39 and Patricia M.

13 May 2020

Reconstructed CT Imaging Quality Improved by New Post-Processing Algorithm

Computed tomography, or CT, utilizes computational processes to combine many X-ray measurements taken from different angles of the body to produce tomographic images.

11 May 2020

Ultraviolet Light Reveals How Improper Use of PPE Spreads Contagion

According to reports, a majority of health care workers have been infected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) in spite of using personal protective equipment (PPE).

7 May 2020

Extreme Ultraviolet Microscopy Could Help Analyze Neurodegenerative Diseases

Researchers have captured highly detailed images of neurons developed in the lab using extreme ultraviolet radiation, with the potential to help study neurodegenerative diseases.

6 May 2020

PDR X-ray Solutions 4um Micro Focus X-ray Source Sets New Standard in Image Clarity

PDR X-ray Solutions is pleased to announce that additional X-ray options are now available for printed circuit board inspection, industrial NDT inspection, and bio medical device inspection.

From PDR X-ray Solutions 6 May 2020

High-Resolution Imaging Technology Observes Structures in Cells

Ever since the initial description of a cell in Micrographia made by Robert Hooke, 350 years ago, microscopy has played a significant role in interpreting the rules of life.

5 May 2020

Using Photoacoustic Imaging to Assess Kidney Quality Before Transplantation

When kidney transplants first came into practice in the 1950s, patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) could finally picture freedom from the unrelenting routine of blood-cleansing dialysis treatments. Just over a half-century later, demand has completely outstripped supply.

4 May 2020