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Novel Laser Diode Technology for free-space communications

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | September 11, 2015 at 1:09 am , by synadmn

Laser diodes that are fabricated from the aluminum gallium indium nitride (AlGaInN) material system are emerging as a technology for defense and security applications. Conventional underwater communications, which are achieved acoustically, are often associated with very slow data rates and...

Fluorescence Imaging makes Important Discovery about visual connections in the brain

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | September 9, 2015 at 4:20 am , by synadmn

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Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (Roanoke, VA) used fluorescence imaging to examine how retinal ganglion cells develop in a mouse model, discovering that the process is not as straightforward as previously thought. Retinal neurons associated with vision...

Super-resolution Microscopy Images living cells with unprecedented clarity and speed

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | September 7, 2015 at 3:45 am , by synadmn

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Researchers have boosted structured illumination microscopy (SIM – a super-resolution microscopy method) spatial resolution capability for seeing inside living cells. Videos produced with the new technology show the movement and interactions of proteins as cells remodel their structural supports or...

High Speed Optical Microscopy could speed up Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | September 4, 2015 at 9:24 am , by synadmn

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New software could speed up breast cancer diagnosis with 90% accuracy without the need for a specialist, according to research published in the open access journal Breast Cancer Research. This could improve breast cancer management, particularly in developing countries where...

Researchers create soft, weavable LED fibers for truly flexible wearable displays

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | September 2, 2015 at 2:38 am , by synadmn

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Electronic displays for integration with clothing and textiles are a rapidly developing field in the realm of wearable electronics. However, flexible LEDs designed to form part of an elastic or deformable coating for clothing or apparel – even displays specifically...

Theoretical Materials ‘Invisible’ to Light Waves

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | August 31, 2015 at 2:28 am , by synadmn

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Materials that allow light to pass through without distortion are possible, according to a new set of calculations by an international team of researchers. When a light wave travels through free space, its intensity can be the same everywhere but...

Microresonators Generate Combs for Communications, Spectroscopy

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | August 28, 2015 at 5:57 am , by synadmn

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Single microresonators able to generate light pulses at several discrete frequencies could eliminate the need to integrate multiple lasers into communications and spectroscopy equipment. Researchers at Purdue University have developed a way use the microresonators as frequency combs, with precisely...

Virtual Reality Might One Day Be Used to Treat Mental Illnesses

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | August 26, 2015 at 3:04 am , by synadmn

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Tech companies are developing virtual reality to make money in the gaming and entertainment market, but a group of intellectuals believes that this new tech will one day be useful to treat mental disorders. Because the VR technology aims to...

Fluorescence Microscopy: Optimizing the imaging performance of LED light engines

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | August 24, 2015 at 4:13 am , by synadmn

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Thanks largely to performance gains and commercial availability, sources based on light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are displacing traditional gas-discharge lamps in fluorescence microscopy systems. Advantages of LED “light engines” include long lifetime, stable output, electronic fine tuning of output intensity, and...

Downhill Simplex Algorithm Optimizes Luminaire Designs

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | August 21, 2015 at 10:21 am , by synadmn

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Optical simulation software based on downhill simplex optimization allows engineers to efficiently find optimal designs for products with integrated LEDs or light pipes. Read more here...