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Pushing the Limits of Super-resolution Microscopy

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | June 6, 2016 at 12:12 am , by synadmn

Super-resolution microscopy is a valuable tool for biological imaging, and most techniques require fluorescent molecules to “break” the diffraction limit in order to view structures smaller than a wavelength of...

Digital Holographic Microscopy for Diabetes Screening

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | June 3, 2016 at 1:30 am , by synadmn

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Transparent objects, such as live biological cells, are difficult to observe and quantify using traditional light microscopes owing to lack of contrast. However, recent advances in quantitative phase imaging (QPI)...

Using Green Light to Treat Migraines

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | June 1, 2016 at 2:01 am , by synadmn

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In addition to pain, many migraine suffers experience light sensitivity that can greatly interfere with daily life. A team of researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass.,...

Novel Optical Designs can expand visual fields by up to 30 degrees

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | May 30, 2016 at 12:57 am , by synadmn

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A team of researchers from the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School (both in Boston, MA) has designed three new eyeglasses using high-power...

Detecting Chemical Threats at Safe Standoff Distances

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | May 27, 2016 at 12:15 am , by synadmn

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Standoff chemical detection is the ability to detect chemicals in an object that is some distance from the measurement instrument. This capability, along with chemical identification and quantification, is highly...

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Pushing the Limits of Super-resolution Microscopy

Digital Holographic Microscopy for Diabetes Screening

Using Green Light to Treat Migraines

Novel Optical Designs can expand visual fields by up to 30 degrees

Detecting Chemical Threats at Safe Standoff Distances

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