Bio&Life Sciences

Credit: North Carolina State University
The new spectrometer is just a few square millimeters in size, yet sensitive enough to accurately measure a broader range of wavelengths than is currently possible with conventional technologies.
A miniature technology that could fit onto a smartphone is showing promise for a wide range of applications, from biomedical diagnostics to manufacturing.
Dec. 5, 2025
Credit: Champalimaud Foundation
The team’s AI-assisted autofluorescence lifetime imaging setup accurately differentiates malignant from benign tissue in real time.
Credit: S. Yang, K. Yang, Q. Chevy, A. Kepecs, and S. Hu, Nat. Neurosci. (2025); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-025-02106-x
An ultrafast laser writes microscopic grating emitters inside a hair-thin optical fiber to enable panoramic and reconfigurable neural modulation. Credit: S. Yang, K. Yang, Q. Chevy, A. Kepecs, and S. Hu, Nat. Neurosci. (2025); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-025-02106-x

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