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Thermal-Noise Imaging Captures Tiny Biological Tissues

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | September 12, 2016 at 1:02 am , by synadmn

Imagine standing in a dark room in which a single, glowing ball is bouncing around. The ball avoids a region in the center of the room. Over time, you might conclude that an object sits in that region, even though...

Blood Becomes A Laser Emitter For Drug Testing, Cancer Treatment

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | September 9, 2016 at 12:44 am , by synadmn

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Researchers at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) have developed a new technique that combines laser light with an FDA-approved green fluorescent dye to monitor cell structure and activity at the molecular level. The work could someday improve clinical...

Macro to Nanoscale Imaging using Planar Lenses at Visible Wavelengths

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | September 7, 2016 at 12:45 am , by synadmn

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The bulky nature of optical components has long hindered their convenient integration into our daily lives. Digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras, for example, require multiple sets of bulky lenses that must be interchanged depending on the desired imaging parameters. Analogous...

Using Light to Control Genome Editing

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | September 5, 2016 at 12:57 am , by synadmn

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The genome-editing system known as CRISPR allows scientists to delete or replace any target gene in a living cell. MIT researchers have now added an extra layer of control over when and where this gene editing occurs, by making the...

Optics Augments Reality and Brings 3D Medicine into Focus

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | September 2, 2016 at 2:50 am , by synadmn

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Live 3D imaging is one of the hottest topics in optics today, transforming medical imaging capabilities and delivering the immersive experience behind augmented and virtual reality. During The Optical Society’s Light the Future Centennial program in Heidelberg, Germany on 26...

Portable Microscope Could Speed Sepsis Detection

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | August 31, 2016 at 3:38 am , by synadmn

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A portable microscope, developed as part of a scalable, point-of-care, label-free microarray platform, may offer more rapid detection of sepsis and other infections caused by bacteria, ultimately saving millions of lives each year. The device combines photonics technology, microfluidics and...

A New Eye on the Middle Ear

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | August 29, 2016 at 12:29 am , by synadmn

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A new device developed by researchers at MIT and a physician at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center could greatly improve doctors’ ability to accurately diagnose ear infections. That could drastically reduce the estimated 2 million cases per year in the United...

Capturing Lost Light for Sharper Images

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | August 26, 2016 at 1:03 am , by synadmn

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A research team from the United States and China has demonstrated a three-lens fluorescence microscopy method, paired with a computational algorithm, that uses “lost” light from biological specimens to produce high-resolution 3-D images. Read more...

A Miniaturized Sensor That Can Measure Chemistry on a Chip

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | August 24, 2016 at 5:04 am , by synadmn

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By combining expertise in photonics – manipulating light beams in nanoscale waveguides on a chip – and materials science, Cornell researchers have laid the groundwork for a chemical sensor on a chip that could be used in small portable devices...

Innovative Device Simulates Cataract Replacement Experience

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | August 21, 2016 at 11:58 pm , by synadmn

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Today, patients with cataracts can choose from several types of artificial lenses, which are surgically implanted in the eye to replace cloudy lenses that obstruct vision. A new vision simulator could help these patients see how the world would look...