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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Builds Smallest 3D Camera for Safer Brain Surgeries

To operate on the brain, doctors need to see fine details on a small scale. A tiny camera that could produce 3-D images from inside the brain would help surgeons see more intricacies of the tissue they are handling and lead to faster, safer procedures.

29 Aug 2015

Optoclamp Could Facilitate Research on New Treatments for Neurological Disorders

Optogenetics provides a powerful tool for studying the brain by allowing researchers to activate neurons using simple light-based signals. But until now, these optical stimulation techniques have been “open loop,” meaning they lack the kind of feedback control that most biological and engineering systems use to maintain a steady operating state.

28 Aug 2015

Rice University Software Enables Faster Classification of Benign and Malignant Human Breast Tissues

New software developed by Rice University bioengineers could speed up the diagnosis of breast cancer with 90 percent accuracy and without the need for a specialist, according to research published this week in the open-access journal Breast Cancer Research.

24 Aug 2015

NSF Awards $6 Million for Development of Innovative, Broadly Accessible Brain Imaging Technologies

The National Science Foundation has awarded $6 million to researchers in Kentucky, Oklahoma and Rhode Island to develop innovative and broadly accessible brain imaging technologies to provide insight into how the nervous system functions in health and disease.

20 Aug 2015

Portable Probe Measures Blood Oxygen Saturation Using Near-Infrared Light

It's inefficient to periodically draw blood from someone's neck to check oxygen levels, especially when that person is in an intensive care unit for massive blood loss.

20 Aug 2015

New Method to Deliver Wireless Power for Optogenetics

A miniature device that combines optogenetics - using light to control the activity of the brain - with a newly developed technique for wirelessly powering implanted devices is the first fully internal method of delivering optogenetics.

18 Aug 2015

Pioneer of Adaptive Optics Technologies for Vision Applications Honored with Beckman-Argyros Award

David Williams, widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on human vision, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Beckman-Argyros Award in Vision Research. Williams pioneered the use of adaptive optics technologies for vision applications. He serves as the William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics, director of the Center for Visual Science and dean for research in Arts, Science, and Engineering at the University of Rochester.

14 Aug 2015

Worcester Tattoo Removal Offers Aesthetic Laser Procedures with Astanza Revolution Laser

Worcester Tattoo Removal, a leading tattoo removal clinic in Worcester, MA, offers a variety of aesthetic laser procedures including tattoo removal, toenail fungus, and skin rejuvenation. Worcester Tattoo Removal's Astanza Revolution laser uses Q-switching technology to safely and effectively give patients the results they desire.

14 Aug 2015

Advanced SLAC Technology to be Used in X-ray Free-Electron Laser in South Korea

Accelerator technology pioneered at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is on its way to powering X-ray science in South Korea: On Aug. 6, the lab shipped one of its unique radio-frequency amplifiers – an XL4 klystron – to Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), where it will become a key component for the optimal performance of a new X-ray free-electron laser under construction.

11 Aug 2015