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New imaging technique able to watch molecular dynamics of neurodegenerative diseases

19 July, 2017 Biophotonics.World

Researchers have developed a fast and practical molecular-scale imaging technique that could let scientists view never-before-seen dynamics of biological processes involved in neurodeg enerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis.The new technique reveals a sample's chemical ...

Category: Microscopy/Imaging

Tags: molecular-scale imaging, neurodegenerative disease, artificial lipid membranes, polarization resolved cars imaging
The Optical & Biomedical Engineering Laboratory - At the Interface of Optics, Medicine and Biology

13 July, 2017 Biophotonics.World

The Optical+ Biomedical Engineer ing Laboratory (OBEL) is in the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at The University of Western Australia in Perth, Western Australia.OBEL’s research is in the fields of biomedical optics, biophotonics, and optical microscopy. It is conducted ...

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Journal of Biophotonics published topical issue on In-vivo Optical Imaging

03 July, 2017 Regina Hagen

Journal of Biophotonics just released the topical issue on In-vivo Optical Imaging / Intravital Microscopy. In vivo optical imaging has become an important research tool not only in research laboratories but also in clinical settings. New paradigms for studying the biological processes in tissue a...

Category: Microscopy/Imaging

Tags: in vivo optical imaging; intravital microscopy, oct; photoacoustic tomography; snom; shg
How the optics of soap bubbles may help us understand the mechanics of immune cells and cancer

27 June, 2017 Biophotonics.World

Scientists at the University of St Andrews have developed an advanced new microscopy technique that could revolutionise our understanding of how immune and cancer cells find their way through the body. Elastic Resonator Interference Stress Microscopy (ERISM) images the extremely weak mechanical forc...

Category: Microscopy/Imaging

Tags: immune cells, erism, thin film interference
Extremely colorful, incredibly bright and highly multiplexed

26 June, 2017 Biophotonics.World

Self-assembling reagents with tunable colors and brightness enable highly multiplexed tagging and microscopic imaging of complex samples By Benjamin Boettner(BOSTON) — Biomedical researchers are understanding the functions of molecules within the body’s cells in ever greater detail by increasing th...

Category: Enabling Technologies

Tags: imaging, nanotechnology, cell biology, molecular robotics, dna nanostructures
Clear view on stem cell development: Image correction software simplifies quantification of stem cells

26 June, 2017 Biophotonics.World

Today, tracking the development of individual cells and spotting the associated factors under the microscope is nothing unusual. However, impairments like shadows or changes in the background complicate the interpretation of data. Now, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the ...

Category: Digitalization

Tags: stem cells, time-lapse microscopy, fluorescent labelling
Climate satellite: Tracking methane with robust laser technology

24 June, 2017 Biophotonics.World

Heatwaves in the Arctic, longer periods of vegetation in Europe, severe floods in West Africa – starting in 2021, scientists want to explore the emissions of the greenhouse gas methane with the German-French satellite MERLIN. This is made possible by a new robust laser system of the Fraunhofer Insti...

Category: Environment and Nutrition

Tags: methane, climate models, single-frequency laser pulses, lidar
Automating time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy

22 June, 2017 Nicole Saritas

PicoQuant adds remote interface to the system software for the FluoTime 300 spectrometer, allowing connecting it to external accessor ies One of the most valuable tools for a spectroscopist is time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, as it allows investigating excited state dynamics in molecules, ...

Category: Spectroscopy

Tags: picoquant, fluorescence spectroscopy, automation, spectrometer, molecules, complexes, semiconductors, biomek nxp, beckman-coulter
First atomic structure of an intact virus deciphered with an X-ray laser

20 June, 2017 Biophotonics.World

Groundbreaking experimental method will speed up protein analysis substantially. An international team of scientists has for the first time used an X-ray free-electron laser to unravel the structure of an intact virus particle on the atomic level. The method used dramatically reduces the amount of...

Category: Enabling Technologies

Tags: laser, nanocrystals, protein analysis, x-ray
PET and optical imaging for prostate cancer diagnosis and therapy

19 June, 2017 Biophotonics.World

SNMMI Image of the Year: PET and optical imaging of dual-labeled PSMA inhibitors shows promise for prostate cancer diagnosis and therapy. In the battle against metastatic prostate cancer, the removal of lymph node metastases using image-guided surgery may have a high clinical impact on outcomes. Re...

Category: Medicine

Tags: molecular imaging, prostate cancer, psma inhibitors, fluorescence-guided surgery

Medicine

Butterfly Eyes Inspire Real-time Surgery Imaging Solution

ECE ILLINOIS visiting scholar Nimrod Missael Garcia Hernandez along with Associate Professor Viktor Gruev won two Best Paper Awards at the IEEE International Symposium on...

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“Unique and Revolutionary”: Jena Concept for Photonics in Infection Research Rated...

The German Council of Science and Humanities ("Wissenschaftsrat", WR) gave Jena’s Leibniz Center for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI) a very positive evaluation. The...

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Tags: diagnostics, lpi, research center, open access, photonics, leibniz

Biology

Researchers look inside dangerous blood clots with optical clearing technique

Imaging 3-D structures of clots could lead to a better understanding of heart attacks and stroke. A new technique that makes blood clots optically clear is allowing...

Category: Biology

Tags: blood clot, optical clearing, 3d imaging

Environment and Nutrition

Climate satellite: Tracking methane with robust laser technology

Heatwaves in the Arctic, longer periods of vegetation in Europe, severe floods in West Africa – starting in 2021, scientists want to explore the emissions of the greenhouse...

Category: Environment and Nutrition

Tags: methane, climate models, single-frequency laser pulses, lidar

Security

OLED microdisplays as high-precision optical fingerprint sensors

Fraunhofer FEP has been developing various application-specific OLED microdisplays based on OLED-on-silicon technology successfully for many years. This unique technology...

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Tags: oled, display, fingerprint sensor

Microscopy/Imaging

New imaging technique able to watch molecular dynamics of neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers have developed a fast and practical molecular-scale imaging technique that could let scientists view never-before-seen dynamics of biological processes involved in...

Category: Microscopy/Imaging

Tags: molecular-scale imaging, neurodegenerative disease, artificial lipid membranes, polarization resolved cars imaging

Spectroscopy

Princeton Instruments Introduces New Scholars Grant Program for Spectroscopy

Princeton Instruments is pleased to announce a new Scholars Grant Program that will provide financial assistance grants to researchers and educators who are seeking the...

Category: Spectroscopy

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Photonic therapeutic approaches

Protein mingling under blue light

IBS scientists developed a new faster and more efficient optogenetic tool to manipulate protein clusters under blue light. One of the current challenges in biology is to...

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Point-of-care

New device detects tumor cells in blood

A team of researchers has patented a mobile device that can monitor cancer quickly, cheaply, effectively and noninvasively. Researchers at the URV's Department of Physical...

Category: Point-of-care

Tags: optical fiber, blood, cell count, circulating tumor cells, optofluidics

Digitalization

Clear view on stem cell development: Image correction software simplifies...

Today, tracking the development of individual cells and spotting the associated factors under the microscope is nothing unusual. However, impairments like shadows or changes in...

Category: Digitalization

Tags: stem cells, time-lapse microscopy, fluorescent labelling

Enabling Technologies

3-D imaging of surface chemistry in confinement

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) researchers have developed an optical imaging tool to visualize surface chemistry in real time. They imaged the interfacial...

Category: Enabling Technologies

Tags: second harmonic generation, surface chemistry, hydroxyl groups, silica, deprotonation

Special News

University of St Andrews and M-Squared Lasers Prosperity Partnership

Innovative research led by the University of St Andrews and M-Squared Lasers could benefit researchers looking for new ways to diagnose and treat...

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