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Milton Chang to keynote January Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar
12/15/2011
Nashua, NH--Held in conjunction with SPIE's Photonics West each January, the Laser Focus World 2012 Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar will feature a keynote address by entrepreneur and author Milton Chang.
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'Glowing' detectors could visually ID toxins or pathogens
12/15/2011
Researchers at MIT have developed an approach that pairs fluorescent molecules with an open scaffolding called a metal-organic framework (MOF), enabling them to reveal presence of specific toxins, disease markers, pathogens, or...
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QPC Lasers diode laser for minimally invasive laser therapy
12/13/2011
The Ultra-500 QPC 1470 nm, fiber-coupled diode laser is designed for minimally invasive laser therapy. |
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Cell phone-based pulse oximeter performs measurements at the point-of-care
12/12/2011
In efforts to boost assessment and management of respiratory disease from the hospital into non-hospital settings, such as those in the developing world, engineers at the University of British Columbia are pairing a pulse oxime...
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$300,000 award to advance OCT technique in cardiology
12/08/2011
A University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) engineering professor and a cardiologist from UT Medicine San Antonio have received a $300,000 award from the the Clayton Foundation for Research to further develop an optical coheren...
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Optogenetics technique reverses effects of cocaine
12/08/2011
A team of Swiss researchers has found the first link between cocaine use and physical brain changes, also finding a means to reverse it. |
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PHOTONICS WEST PREVIEW: SPIE Photonics West 2012 continues growth streak
12/07/2011
After outgrowing the San Jose convention center and moving to San Francisco in 2010, SPIE Photonics West 2012 will grow yet again, both in terms of number of attendees as well as technical content and exhibition size. |
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Label-free, pulsed laser-driven imaging tool tracks nanotubes in cells, blood
12/06/2011
Researchers at Purdue University developed a new imaging tool that tracks carbon nanotubes in living cells and the bloodstream, which could help to boost their use in biomedical research and clinical medicine. |
SPIE, Japan Society of Applied Physics renew cooperative agreement
12/05/2011
Osaka, Japan, and Bellingham, WA--SPIE and the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) have renewed an agreement to collaborate in technical conferences, publications, and other information exchange, with the signing of a memor...
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Non-invasive RS-OCT instrument screens for skin cancer
12/05/2011
Belfast, Northern Ireland--A joint U.S.-Dutch team is using an Andor near-IR-enhanced Newton camera as part of a Raman Spectroscopy-OCT probe to screen for skin cancer. |
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OPTOFLUIDICS: Optical force chromatography performs label-free blood-cell sorting
12/02/2011
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is aiming to sort particles in biological fluids using laser-based, optofluidic methods that do not require prior knowledge of DNA sequence attributes or attachment of antibodies and/or fl...
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TECHNOLOGY REVIEW 2011: Photonics reaches from science to the consumer world
12/01/2011
Some of this year’s ‘transformative’ technologies show the fun side of photonics in entertainment, while others get down to the business of advancing science and research. |
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FEI acquires TILL Photonics
12/01/2011
Hillsboro, OR--Microscopy and nanoscale solutions company FEI acquired TILL Photonics to grow its life sciences portfolio. |
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PHOTONIC FRONTIERS: OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY: Complementary techniques enhance the power of OCT
12/01/2011
In the last 20 years, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has emerged as a valuable noninvasive imaging technology for medical applications without the hazards of radiation. New light sources and techniques, and efforts to exten...
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Prior Scientific intros illumination system for fluorescence microscopy
11/29/2011
The LumenLED for fluorescence microscopy is a modular system based around a two- or four-position LED combiner, directly coupled to the fluorescence port of a microscope. |
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EU CLARITY project aims to advance mid-IR photonic systems
11/29/2011
Athens, Greece--A consortium of research organizations is undertaking a European Union-funded project knows as CLARITY (Compact uLtrA-efficient mid-infRared photonIc sysTems based on low noise quantum cascade laser sources, wid...
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sCMOS camera from QImaging provides 30 fps simultaneous readout
11/29/2011
The Rolera Bolt scientific CMOS (sCMOS) camera is designed for low-light imaging, especially biomedical imaging in live-cell and whole organism studies at video frame rates. |
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U of Southampton's Wilkinson garners major funding for biophotonics program
11/28/2011
Professor James Wilkinson at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant to develop tools for fast, low-cost point-of-care clinical diagnosti...
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Molecular-crystal mechanical actuator is driven by light
11/28/2011
Tokyo, Japan--A research team led by Masahiro Irie at Rikkyo University has created a cable-free microrobotic arm whose motion is driven by light. |
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U. of Georgia researchers create near-IR phosphor that emits for weeks
11/21/2011
Athens, GA--A group at the University of Georgia has created a near-IR phosphor that has an afterglow of up to two weeks after a one-minute exposure to sunlight. |
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