Multispectral fluorescence lifetime imaging system with ultrasound guidance could improve intravascular diagnostics and analysis of atherosclerotic lesions.
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Water disassociation experiments could improve catalysis
EPFL scientists use lasers to determine for the first time how specific vibrations in a water molecule affect its ability to dissociate.
Designing metamaterials with genetic algorithms
Penn state engineers create specially formed material that can provide custom broadband absorption in the infrared using genetic algorithms.
Photonics Europe 2014: the highlights
A report from the 2014 Photonics Europe meeting, held in Brussels, Belgium from the 14th to the 17th of April.
Tiny Channels for Enhancement
The enhancement of a liquid-based homogenous fluorescence assay has been achieved by using the resonant electric fields from a photonic crystal surface.
Photonic Biofluid Diagnostics
New publication shows the state-of-the-art in photonic biofluid diagnostics and points towards the bright future in the clinical sphere.
Anti-cancer system bursts nanoballoons with lasers
New drug delivery method targets cancer cells – not the entire body – and limits chemotherapy side effects.
Rutgers unveils new $5.2 million microscopy suites
Rutgers University have unveiled two microscopy suites – a scanning transmission electron microscope and a helium ion microscope.
Ultra-black silicon makes an excellent broadband absorber
A novel ultra-black broadband absorber concept based on a needle-like silicon nanostructure has been developed by Jena researchers.
Transverse mode localization in 3D deterministic aperiodic structures
Three-dimensional deterministic aperiodic structures are realized for the first time and studied with respect to their optical properties.
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