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| Light engines: Lighting the way to mercury-free microscopy
With commercially available solid-state light engines now providing comparable performance to mercury-based light sources, a brighter future is coming into focus -- and a new initiative is helping to facilitate adoption. View more >>     |
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Laser Doppler flowmetry demonstrates that coffee may help perk up blood vessels
The caffeine in a cup of coffee might help your small blood vessels work better, according to research using a noninvasive laser technique. View more >> |
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| Blue light gives night diving a bright makeover
Seeking to get a more vibrant, varied fluorescence experience when viewing marine life during nighttime diving, a principal research scientist and scuba enthusiast discovered that blue light delivered. View more >> |
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Development of laser-printed biosensor for cancer screening garners $370K grant
Researchers at the Optoelectronics Research Centre in England are working to develop laser-printed biosensors that can be used to detect biomarkers in cancer patients and monitor response to their chemotherapy treatment. View more >> |
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| Ultrafast pulses for precision procedures
The miniscule pulses of ultrafast lasers reveal new expanses in biology, and offer powerful tools for medicine.View more >> |
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Light activates the brain, even in people who are totally blind
Light enhances brain activity during a cognitive task, even in some people who are totally blind, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Montreal in Canada and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. View more >> |
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| Technique can control gold nanorods' optical properties, enabling biomedical utilities |
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| 'Smart glasses' solution detects patient veins for precise IV placement |
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| Next-gen DNA sequencing system receives FDA approval for clinical use |
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| Optovue debuts widefield en face OCT system for clinical ophthalmology |
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| Visualant, Intellectual Ventures partner to speed ChromaID applications development |
| Learn about recent developments in image-capture rates for bioimaging |
| Hamamatsu develops fingertip-sized spectrometer that couples to smartphones |
| Global flow cytometry market to reach $5.7B by 2018, says BCC Research |
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