Plasmonics and photonics have been drawing attention in both academia and industry due to their use in an extensive range of applications, one of which includes optical sensing. The development of optical sensing technology not only contributes to the scientific...
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Lasers Aim To Replace Scalpels In Cutting-Edge Biopsy Technique
To a patient, the analysis of a tissue biopsy sample to check for something like cancer may seem like a relatively simple process, even if it does mean giving up a small piece of flesh to be tested. The sample...
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Better Microring Sensors For Optical Applications
Tweaking the design of microring sensors enhances their sensitivity without adding more implementation complexity. Optical sensing is one of the most important applications of light science. It plays crucial roles in astronomy, environmental science, industry, and medical diagnoses. Despite the...
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Auto Lidar: Optical Choices And Challenges
Lidar, particularly for the autonomous-vehicle revolution, is one of the hottest of hot topics today in optics and photonics. But what kind of lidar? The technology’s deceptively simple five-letter name packs in a complex array of choices, from spinning car-top...
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New Sensor Measures Light Particles Nondestructively
Researchers at the University of Innsbruck have demonstrated a method for measuring visible light particles nondestructively. The method could be used to investigate the quantum properties of light. The team placed an ionized calcium atom between two hollow mirrors, creating...
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Quantum Computing: Will It Work, And When?
After decades of patient scientific groundwork, the notion of “quantum computing” has, in the past several years, seen a surge in new activity and interest—not only in the lab, but at commercial firms like Google, Microsoft and IBM, and even...
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30-Minute Blood Test Uses Microarray To Detect E. Coli Bacteria
With a goal to reduce the mortality rate from sepsis by more than 70%, a team of European scientists has developed a microarray detector that uses a tiny blood sample to produce results in less than 30 minutes. Current techniques...
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Cellulose Has Birefringence Useful In Flexible Displays
A team at the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research at Osaka University has determined the optical parameters of cellulose molecules with exceptional precision.1 They found that cellulose’s intrinsic optical birefringence is high enough to be used in optical displays,...
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3D Printed Microscope Promising Medical Diagnostics Developing Countries
Researchers have used 3D printing to make an inexpensive and portable high-resolution microscope that is small and robust enough to use in the field or at the bedside. The high-resolution 3D images provided by the instrument could potentially be used...
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3-D Optical Biopsies Within Reach Thanks To Advance In Light Field Technology
Researchers have shown that existing optical fibre technology could be used to produce microscopic 3-D images of tissue inside the body, paving the way towards 3-D optical biopsies. Unlike normal biopsies where tissue is harvested and sent off to a...
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