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IR and UV Vortex Beams for Ultraprecise Plasma-mediated Eye Surgery

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | January 21, 2016 at 2:34 am , by synadmn

Two strategies are currently used for corneal refractive surgery: Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), and Small incision lenticule extraction (SmILE). For the first, the surgeon makes an incision parallel to the corneal surface, creating a thin flap, and then undertakes...

NIR Spectroscopy Aids Diagnosis of Neonatal Brain Injury

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | January 19, 2016 at 1:39 am , by synadmn

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A near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy system has been used to measure cerebral changes and oxygen utilization in vivo, offering a noninvasive diagnostic technique for neonatal brain injury. The system used the Acton series LS-785 lens-based spectrograph and the PIXIS:512F scientific CCD...

Light Microscope Can Image Whole Living Organisms at High Resolution

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | January 15, 2016 at 11:10 am , by synadmn

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Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)’s Janelia Research Campus have developed a new light microscope that gives a clearer, more comprehensive view of biological processes as they unfold in living animals. The microscope produces images of entire organisms,...

Rapid Laser Heating simulates Fusion Processes

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | January 12, 2016 at 3:42 am , by synadmn

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Theoretical physicists from Imperial College, London have developed an extremely rapid heating mechanism based on lasers, which they believe could heat certain materials to 10 million degrees Celsius in much less than one trillionth (10−12) of a second. Read more...

Biomedical Imaging at One-thousandth the Cost

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | November 25, 2015 at 1:28 am , by synadmn

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MIT researchers have developed a biomedical imaging system that could ultimately replace a $100,000 piece of a lab equipment with components that cost just hundreds of dollars. The system uses a technique called fluorescence lifetime imaging, which has applications in...

Video Ophthalmoscope Measures Fast Temporal Changes in the Human Retina

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | November 23, 2015 at 2:42 am , by synadmn

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Blindness caused by glaucoma, which affects the optic nerve, can be avoided if the disease is detected at an early stage of development. Despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances over the past 20 years, a significant proportion of patients with glaucoma...

Tracking Multiple Single Molecules in Living Cells

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | November 20, 2015 at 2:46 am , by synadmn

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A three-camera microscope without moving parts enables fast and accurate tracking of individual enzyme molecules, their regulators, and catalytic product molecules simultaneously in the nuclei of living cells. A microscope has been developed to study when and where single molecules...

Potential Preemptive Countering of Anti-aircraft Missile Threats

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | November 18, 2015 at 12:08 am , by synadmn

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Several optical components, such as multi-wavelength lasers and sensitive focal plane arrays, need to be combined to achieve a successful preemptive directional IR countermeasures system. New threat detection systems are required to detect the next-generation of antiaircraft missiles. Read more...

Light goes Infinitely Fast with new On-chip Material

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | November 16, 2015 at 12:39 am , by synadmn

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Electrons are so 20th century. In the 21st century, photonic devices, which use light to transport large amounts of information quickly, will enhance or even replace the electronic devices that are ubiquitous in our lives today. But there’s a step...

In vivo Spectroscopy Technique could advance Medical Diagnostics and Research

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | November 9, 2015 at 2:58 am , by synadmn

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A team of researchers at Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) has demonstrated that an In vivo spectroscopy technique can reveal the chemical composition of living tissue for medical diagnostics and cellular studies. Read more...