Optics/​Photonics

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.

Product Focus (July 2021): Molding

CT software, electric robot, molding material, and more.

New Products and Services: July 2021 Medical Design Briefs

EMI filters, plastic optic fibers, power modules, and more.

Sensor Tracks Stress Hormone in Real Time

A prototype of a fluorescence-based sensor provides continuous detection of cortisol concentrations in real time.

System Prints Biological Tissue in 30 Seconds

A novel system can print biological tissue in just 30 seconds.

2021 Resource Guide

Our 2021 Resource Guide shows you the top manufacturers in materials, manufacturing, and a range of other medical-device categories.

New Products and Services: June 2021 Medical Design Briefs

Medical connectors, servo positioners, SMT jumpers, and more.

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.

Ultra-Sensitive, Small Optomechanical Ultrasound Sensor

An optomechanical ultrasound sensor on a silicon photonic chip provides unprecedented sensitivity due to an innovative optomechanical waveguide.

Next-Gen POC Diagnostics: Electronic Measurement Technology Driven by Global Demand for COVID-19 Testing

Many new companies entering the market are planning a diagnostic roadmap of capabilities beyond their entry point of COVID-19 testing.

Tiny Wireless Implant Detects Oxygen Deep Within the Body

The implant provides real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels.

Imaging Reveals How Different Mammals Are Wired for Love

Humans aren’t the only mammals that form long-term bonds with a single, special mate – some bats, wolves, beavers, foxes, and other animals do, too. But new research from Duke...

New Method for Imaging Space Debris in High Resolution

NASA estimates there are millions of pieces of space junk in low Earth orbit (LEO) – mostly pieces of old spacecraft and defunct satellites. This debris can reach speeds up to 18,000...

Study Uncovers Clues to COVID-19 Using Imaging

Since the pandemic hit, researchers have been uncovering ways COVID-19 impacts other parts of the body, besides the lungs. Now, for the first time, a visual correlation has been found between...

Mantis Shrimp Inspires New Breed of Light Sensors

Inspired by the eyes of mantis shrimp, researchers have developed a new kind of optical sensor that is small enough to fit on a smartphone but is capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric...

Microcomb Could Detect Diseases

Tiny photonic devices could be used to monitor a person’s health.

New Products & Services: May 2021 Medical Design Briefs

Barcode readers, risk-management software, servo drives, and more.

Origami-Inspired Medical Patch Seals Internal Injuries

The patch can be folded around surgical tools.

Surface Waves Help Nanostructured Devices Keep Cool

The surface waves provide a thermal transport solution.

Wireless Retinal Implant Restores Visual Field for the Blind

EPFL researchers have developed a new type of retinal implant for people who have become blind due to the loss of photoreceptor cells in their retinas.

Product Focus: Laser Machining/Marking 2021

Laser systems, engraving machines, flux-core wires, and more.

Tiny Package, Big Resolution: Wafer-Level Camera Reaches Smallest Parts of Anatomy

A new camera module with quadruple the resolution of its predecessor, at 400 × 400, or 160 Kpixels, provides clear images inside the body’s farthest...

New Method Reveals If Antibiotics Reach Hidden Bacteria

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the University of Western Australia have developed a new imaging method to see where antibiotics have reached bacteria within tissues. The...

Sub-Surface Imaging Can Expose Counterfeit Travel Documents

New research by the University of Kent has found that optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging technology can be used to distinguish between legitimate and counterfeit travel...

Researchers Acquire 3D Images with LED Lighting and Smartphone

As LEDs replace traditional lighting systems, they bring more smart capabilities to everyday lighting. While you might use your smartphone to dim LED lighting at home,...

Technique Could Replace Tissue Biopsies with Virtual Ones

A new advanced computing technique using routine medical scans to enable doctors to take fewer, more accurate tumor biopsies, has been developed by cancer researchers at the...

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...

From the Editor: The 2020 Products of the Year

This year, our two winners both represent new imaging capabilities for medical devices.