Biophotonics Articles

Focal Point, Piezosystem Jena partner to deliver autofocus systems for bioimaging

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:23:00 GMT

Focal Point and Piezosystem Jena, autofocus systems and nanopositioning solutions makers, respectively, have entered into a new partnership to deliver autofocus systems for biological imaging applications.

Reducing substitutional carbon in AlN LED substrates boosts deep-UV LED efficiency

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:57:00 GMT

Raleigh, NC--Researchers from North Carolina and Japan have developed a more-efficient UV LED potentially useful in sterilization of bacteria and viruses.

Integrated food-testing spectrometer is smaller than a sugar cube

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Dresden, Germany--A spectrometer only 2.1 cc in volume created by a group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) is intended for testing food items for ripeness, water content, and other qualities. The researchers say the spectrometer could one day be installed in smartphones.

Princeton Instruments spectrograph has Schmidt corrector, eliminating field astigmatism

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:33:00 GMT

Trenton, NJ--Princeton Instruments has introduced a new toroidal-mirror-based imaging spectrograph that includes a Schmidt corrector in its optics, completely eliminating astigmatism across the field.

Photoacoustics screen for breast cancer without X-rays

Wed, 09 May 2012 02:58:00 GMT

Twente, The Netherlands--Researchers from Netherlands' University of Twente and Medisch Spectrum Twente Hospital in Oldenzaal are now using photoacoustics rather than ionizing radiation to detect and visualize breast tumors.

PHOTOACOUSTICS: In vivo photoacoustic scanner images tumor vasculature and therapy response

Wed, 02 May 2012 19:05:00 GMT

Researchers at University College London (UCL) have developed a new photoacoustic scanner based on a Fabry-Perot polymer film ultrasound sensor with a unique image reconstruction algorithm that can noninvasively image tumors at depths up to 10 mm.

CLEO/Laser Focus World 2012 Innovation Awards

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The 2012 CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Awards program is designed to honor the most timely, groundbreaking products in the field of photonics and laser science. The awards are sponsored by Laser Focus World and the Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO).

Adaptive optics, computer software pair to correct aberrations in optical imaging

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:02:00 GMT

University of Illinois researchers have developed a technique to computationally correct for aberrations, enabling higher-quality images and 3D datasets in real-time imaging applications such as image-guided surgery.

Femtosecond laser ablation sheds new insight on cell division

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:34:00 GMT

Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), using a femtosecond laser, sliced through and made quantitative measurements of the mitotic spindle (an apparatus that forms during cell division), discovering how its microtubules (protein strands) are organized in the spindles of animal cells.

Compressed sensing allows super-resolution single-molecule microscopy imaging of live cell structures

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:49:00 GMT

Atlanta, GA--Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have pushed the limits of super-resolution microscopy, using single-molecule identification at higher speeds to track live cells in action.

CLEO show to move to June in 2013

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:16:00 GMT

Washington, DC--Next year's Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), held annually in San Jose, CA, will take place in June rather than its usual May, moving to June 9–14, 2013.

Femtosecond probe with 'lightsaber'-like precision promising for laser surgery

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:42:00 GMT

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a small, flexible endoscopic medical device fitted with a femtosecond laser "scalpel" that can remove—with 'lightsaber'-like precision—diseased or damaged tissue without touching healthy cells.

Laser treatment of burn scars helps military and civilian patients

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:16:00 GMT

Kissimmee, FL--Physicians, scientists and engineers at the 32nd Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) this week are reviewing innovative new laser treatments that can reduce disfigurement and improve functionality of scarred tissue that results from severe burns.

Nanoparticle tracking helps characterize 'nanoconstructs' for biomedical applications

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:58:00 GMT

Scientists at Duke University's Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, led by Professor Tuan Vo-Dinh, applied nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) to characterize metal nanoparticle construct materials for use in biosensing, imaging, and cancer therapy.

Inline coherent imaging improves laser cutting accuracy in surgical applications

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Kingston, ON, Canada--Medical and physics experts from Queen's University have developed a technique that significantly improves laser accuracy.

Microscopy technique could detect malaria in a half-hour's time

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:08:00 GMT

Researchers at the Materials Technology Institute of the National Research Council have developed a microscopy system that could diagnose malaria much faster and with greater accuracy.

Medical laser systems contract for cancer therapy received by Modulight

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:36:00 GMT

Tampere, Finland and San Jose, CA--Laser diode manufacturer Modulight designed, integrated, and CE certified a medical laser system for PCI Biotech for a novel cancer therapy process.

HTVS spectrometers to be co-developed by Ocean Optics and Tornado Medical Systems

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Dunedin, FL--Ocean Optics and Tornado Medical Systems formed a co-development partnership for spectrometers based on Tornado's High Throughput Virtual Slit technology.

Free online tool from Semrock optimizes fluorescence microscopy hardware

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:38:00 GMT

Rochester, NY--Fluorescence microscope users and optical instrument designers can predetermine the optimal fluorophore, light source, detector, and optical filters through Semrock's free SearchLight tool.

Better autofocus systems for metrology, biophotonics goal of Piezosystem Jena and Focal Point partnership

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:23:00 GMT

Hopedale, MA and Boise, ID--Piezosystem Jena and Focal Point announced a new partnership to deliver turnkey autofocus systems for high-speed metrology and biological imaging applications.