Keyword: Optics

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R&D: Test & Measurement
Sticking Sensors to Skin Without Adhesives
Researchers developed a method to bond human skin to rubber-like polymeric materials without an adhesive.
Features: Photonics/Optics
Achieving High Marks for Medical Device Makers: Ultrashort Pulse Lasers
Unique device identifiers, or UDIs, enable better reporting, reviewing, and analyzing of adverse events.
Technology Leaders: Medical
FPGA Technology for High-Speed Medical Image Processing
Through better detection, digital mammography can significantly improve radiology outcomes.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
Optical Device Offers Improved Thyroid Cancer Screening
The device combines near infrared light, time resolved spectroscopy, and diffuse correlation spectroscopy.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Optical Lens Design Considerations for Cell Imaging in Microscopy
Understanding application, use case, and image resolution are key.
Features: Imaging
Maintaining Quality in Medical Imaging Applications: Considerations for Capacitor Selection
Before you select RF components for an MRI machine, make sure you first understand the basic physics of the technology.
Technology Leaders: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Mechatronic Integration for Precision Medical Device Linear Motion
See how ground ball screws are becoming a preferred choice for precise linear motion.
R&D: Photonics/Optics
System Prints Biological Tissue in 30 Seconds
A novel system can print biological tissue in just 30 seconds.
Briefs: Medical
Tiny Implantable Tool for Light-Sheet Imaging of Brain Activity
The tool shows promise for imaging brain activity in 3D with high speed and contrast.
Features: Test & Measurement
Impact-Modified Acrylic Copolymers: Evaluating Chemical Resistance
Learn the key parameters for evaluating the chemical resistance of your materials.
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Ultra-Sensitive, Small Optomechanical Ultrasound Sensor
An optomechanical ultrasound sensor on a silicon photonic chip provides unprecedented sensitivity due to an innovative optomechanical waveguide.
Global Innovations: Medical
Biodegradable Nanoprobe Illuminates Tumors Brightly and Precisely
To highlight tumors in the body for cancer diagnosis, doctors can use tiny optical probes (nanoprobes) that light up when they attach to tumors.
R&D: Photonics/Optics
Microcomb Could Detect Diseases
Tiny photonic devices could be used to monitor a person’s health.
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Biosensor Measures Extracellular Hydrogen Peroxide
Researchers have developed a sensor for measuring concentrations of hydrogen peroxide in the vicinity of cell membranes, with nanometer-resolution.
R&D: Photonics/Optics
Device Creates 3D Images of Skin

A research team has developed a portable device that produces high-resolution 3D images of human skin within 10 minutes. The team says the portable skin mapping (imaging) device could be used to assess...

Features: Medical
Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Jennifer Zhao, Executive Vice President and General Manager, ams Advanced Optical Sensors Division
Zhao's team looks to find the presence of both COVID-19 antigens and antibodies in lateral flow or PCR tests.
R&D: Test & Measurement
Nanothermometers Improve Temperature Imaging
NIST researchers are in the early stages of a massive undertaking to design and build a fleet of tiny ultra-sensitive thermometers.
R&D: Photonics/Optics
Spiderwebs Inspire 3D Photodectors
Researchers used some architectural features from spiderwebs to develop 3D photodetectors for biomedical imaging.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Scientists Propose Laser Scalpel with a ‘Curved’ Blade
Changing the shape of the blade will expand the possibilities of using the laser in medicine.
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Large-Area Flexible Organic Photodiodes
The technologies may enable wearable health monitors to produce improved physiological information and continuous monitoring without frequent battery changes.
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
3D Printed ‘Invisible’ Fibers Can Sense Breath, Sound, and Cells
Researchers have used 3D printing to make electronic fibers, each 100 times thinner than a human hair, to create non-contact, wearable, portable respiratory sensors.
Briefs: Imaging
Optical Imaging Technology May Help Surgeons Better Treat Cancer, Brain Diseases
Optical imaging helps surgeons map out tumors.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
Tiny Devices Promise New Horizon for Medical Imaging
This form of radiation does not damage living tissues.
R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
Optical Tracking System Helps Improve Exoskeleton Fit
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new measurement method to test whether an exoskeleton and the person wearing it are moving smoothly and in harmony.
Briefs: Medical
Robotic Arm Helps Perform Delicate Surgeries
Sending small electrical currents to the fingertips of someone operating a robotic arm can help surgeons during robot-assisted procedures.
R&D: Wearables
Wristband Tracks Human Hand in 3D
A wrist-mounted device continuously tracks the entire human hand in 3D.
Global Innovations: Medical
World’s Smallest Imaging Device Could Lead to Improved Heart Treatments
The camera-like device can be inserted into blood vessels to provide high-quality 3D images.
Applications: Medical
New Approach to Fastener Design Prevents Loosening in Medical Devices
Even the latest medical and biomedical innovations, from imaging equipment to sensors, require fasteners that never fail.
Briefs: Imaging
Multicolor Super-Resolution Imaging Made Easy
The number of colors is not limited by the microscope’s spectral channels or exploiting spectral crosstalk.

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