Keyword: Optics

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R&D: Wearables
Researchers have developed a device to noninvasively measure cervical nerve activity in humans.
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R&D: Imaging

Researchers have developed an ophthalmological device that can be used to diagnose some degenerative eye disorders long before the onset of the first symptoms. In early clinical trials, the prototype was...

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Briefs: Medical
Researchers have created a flexible needle-like endoscopic imaging probe that can acquire 3D microscopic images of tissue.
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R&D: Medical
Using an office-based human-sized version of this non-invasive device, it may prove possible to cure Alzheimer’s by delivering drugs and genes to specified tracts in the brain under real-time imaging guidance.
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R&D: Photonics/Optics

Scientists have designed tiny smart bed sensors embedded in hospital mattresses could put an end to painful and potentially life-threatening pressure sores, thanks to new technology. The...

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Briefs: Medical

It may look like a bizarre bike helmet, or a piece of equipment found in Doc Brown’s lab in Back to the Future, yet this gadget made of plastic and copper wire is a...

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R&D: Medical

Engineers have created a deep-ultraviolet (UV) laser using semiconductor materials that show great promise for improving the use of UV light for sterilizing medical tools, among other applications....

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Features: Photonics/Optics

Fluorescence endoscopy is becoming increasingly important in many medical diagnostic tests. Based on the molecular absorption of light, this technique works by revealing...

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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Researchers have developed a new way to 3D print glass microstructures that is faster and produces objects with higher optical quality, design flexibility, and strength....

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R&D: Medical

A metasurface lens has been created that uses a piezoelectric thin film to change focal length when a small voltage is applied. Because it is extremely compact and lightweight, the new lens could be useful for...

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Features: Medical
Real-time imaging at high speeds faces three primary challenges.
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Briefs: Medical
A complete optical path minimizes signal crosstalk between detection channels.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed a low-cost, highly precise focused ultrasound (FUS) device that can be used on small animal models in preclinical research.
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R&D: Materials
Researchers have succeeded in moving tiny amounts of liquid at will by remotely heating water over a metal film with a laser.
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Briefs: Materials
The polymer gear material reduces noise and absorbs shock and vibration.
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R&D: AR/AI

An artificial intelligence (AI) platform analyzes potentially cancerous lesions in mammography scans to determine whether a patient should receive an invasive biopsy. But unlike its many...

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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The software accurately detects movements performed during motor function assessments.
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Briefs: Imaging
The endoscope fits inside a fallopian tube and sees below the surface with high resolution.
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Applications: Imaging
A preconfigured starter saves time when you develop a medical vision system.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
New optics-on-a-chip device paves way to capturing fast chemical, material, and biological processes.
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Briefs: Medical
A deep-learning framework transforms images of intact skin acquired by an emerging noninvasive optical technology.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Light-based methods open many opportunities for medical applications.
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R&D: Wearables
Researchers have proposed a solution to both clearly visualize and accurately assess the brain via photoacoustic imaging.
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R&D: Lighting
The team designed an implant with LED emitters.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A diagnostic nanoparticle can reveal the presence of cancerous proteins.
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Global Innovations: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A supersensitive magnetometer detects and records brain electrical activity.
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R&D: Imaging
The system both pinpoints the exact location of a tumor and measures its depth.
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R&D: Medical
Researchers developed a method to bond human skin to rubber-like polymeric materials without an adhesive.
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Briefs: Imaging
AI enables examination of hearts for scar tissue, eliminating the need for contrast injections.
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Ask the Expert

Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
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Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.

Inside Story

Selecting and Implementing Automation Solutions

Medical Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. (MMT), a leading global provider of medical device manufacturing solutions, acquired Ireland-based Somex Automation and Ward Automation Galway. Recognized for developing best-in-class custom automation and integration solutions encompassing the entire product lifecycle, from design and development through production, testing, and packaging, these brands have become the flagship offerings of MMT Automation. To find out more about selecting and implementing automation solutions, MDB recently spoke with Dave McMorrow, Technical Director, MMT Automation and Michael Wall, Technical Director, Somex Automation, an MMT company.