Bio&Life Sciences

Credit: Adapted from M. Fanous et al., npj Dig. Med., 8, 506 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01882-x, CC BY 4.0
BlurryScope workflow.
Automated imaging devices GANscan and BlurryScope show how acquisition and reconstruction can be codesigned—as long as validation boundaries remain explicit.
Aug. 20, 2026
Credit: Viktor Gruev, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The camera, inspired by mantis shrimp vision, captures ultraviolet, near-infrared, and visible images using a single chip.
July 29, 2026
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Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast
June 16, 2026
June 15, 2026
Credit: WhaleSpotter
The AI-aided detection system captures clear images of humpback whales even in challenging conditions.
June 10, 2026
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Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast
June 10, 2026
Credit: E. Joseph et al., Adv. Mater. Technol., 11, 2, e01461 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202501461
Design of BIOPIX polymer pixel arrays. a) Left: A schematic of the BIOPIX device architecture featuring a 2 × 2 polymer pixel array. Right: A photograph of a 2 × 2 BIOPIX device. b) Left: Schematic of the BIOPIX device architecture with a 4×4 polymer pixel array. Right: Photograph of a 4 × 4 BIOPIX device.
April 14, 2026
Credit: Pacific Optica
A moment of focus in the Smith Lab: perfecting a prototype SAM-integrated multiphoton imaging system for the next leap in imaging technology.
April 3, 2026
FIGURE 1. A schematic comparison of a conventional semiconductor laser and a QCL.
March 31, 2026

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