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Researchers Improve Image Resolution of Retinal OCTA with Deep-Learning

A study published recently in the journal Biomedical Signal Processing and Control proposes a novel deep-learning-based super-resolution angiogram reconstruction generative adversarial network (SAR-GAN) for en-face OCTA image enhancement.

19 Jul 2022

Smart Quantum Camera Enhances Imaging System Resolution

Researchers have presented a smart quantum camera for super-resolving image analysis that uses the self-learning capabilities of machine learning to recognize the statistical variability of unknown mixtures of light sources at each pixel.

19 Jul 2022

Novel Visible and Thermal Image Fusion Improves Pedestrian Detection

According to a research paper published in Optics and Laser Technology, a team of researchers has suggested a unique visual and thermal imaging fusion technique based on light perception to tackle the inexplicable difficulty of neural network fusion techniques.

19 Jul 2022

Researchers Enhance Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Rate

A pre-proof paper from the journal Applied Surface Science offers a fresh perspective on synthesizing a two-dimensional photocatalyst to enhance the rate of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.

19 Jul 2022

Researchers Analyze Free-Space Light Beam Using Curved Micromirrors

Micromirrors are mirrors with micrometer scale that are widely utilized in a variety of applications, primarily optical instruments, optical scanners, and fiber-optic telecommunications.

12 Jul 2022

Researchers Discovered a Way to Build Sophisticated Photonic Integrated Circuit That Interconnects Optical Data Superhighways

By revolutionizing the connectivity of current optical chips and swapping out bulky 3D-optics with a wafer-thin slice of silicon, a study headed by Monash and RMIT Universities and a University of Adelaide specialist has discovered a way to construct a sophisticated photonic integrated circuit that interconnects between data superhighways.

11 Jul 2022

How X-Ray Helical Dichroism Helps to Detect and Separate Enantiomers

Scientists can now identify mirror-image molecules more easily, thanks to a new technique. This is crucial for drug development among other things since the two types might have quite different impacts on the human body. In the academic journal Nature Photonics, researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, EPF Lausanne (EPFL), and the University of Geneva present the innovative technique.

6 Jul 2022