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Mikrotron Camera Used in Developing Pupil Tracking Device for Eye Research
The human eye is in constant involuntary movement even when it is fixating on a target. When involuntary eye movement goes to the extreme in amplitude and angular speed, it is a medical condition referred to as nystagmus.... -
Nearly 50-meter Laser Experiment Sets Record
It's not at every university that laser pulses powerful enough to burn paper and skin are sent blazing down a hallway. But that’s what happened in University of Maryland's Energy Research Facility, an unremarkable... -
Alio Industries Motion Control Solutions for Precision Optical Applications
At the upcoming Photonics West exhibition January 31st to February 2nd in San Francisco, leading nanometer-precision motion control innovator ALIO Industries will be showcasing its capabilities for exacting... -
Ultrafast Camera with Multiple Applications
In their laboratory at the Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Professor Jinyang Liang and his colleagues are... -
Words Prove their Worth as Teaching Tools for Robots
Exploring a new way to teach robots, Princeton researchers have found that human-language descriptions of tools can accelerate the learning of a simulated robotic arm lifting and using a variety of tools. The results build on... -
BitFlow CoaXPress Frame Grabber Used by Research Team to Determine Habituation Model
A central function of the brain is to learn and adapt with experience. Adaption to experiences often reflects attempts by the brain to identify and attend preferentially to important stimuli while ignoring inconsequential... -
Life in Action: Researchers capture 3D cellular dynamics across whole organism
Researchers have shown that a new microscopy technique can capture dynamic 3D images of an entire zebrafish larvae while maintaining cellular resolution in all three dimensions. By giving scientists an unprecedented view of how...
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Terahertz Microscopy Explores New Material for Solar Cells
A team of scientists from the Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory gained insight into a possible alternative material for solar cells. The team, led by Jigang Wang, senior scientist from Ames Lab, developed a microscope that uses... -
Gaps noted in lung cancer diagnostics and treatment
Lung cancer is most common cancer in men and the 2nd most common cancer in women according to World Cancer Research Fund International. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death overall and among both men and women, according to the American... -
Advances in Optical Coherence Tomography
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) uses light for cross sectional imaging and is most commonly used for medical diagnostics, but it also has uses in applications such as analyzing paint on automobiles, nondestructive testing, and more. The global... -
Brain Research Advances with Light-Based Technologies
Common methods of brain imaging present many challenges: some are invasive, others may contain harmful radiation, and many are difficult to use or require the patient to remain absolutely still throughout the process. Today researchers are... -
Advancements in Lighting Technologies
It has been nearly 200 years since the first constant electric light was demonstrated, spurring researchers throughout the world to advance the technology that brought illumination to homes and businesses.While the light that glows in our homes has... -
Light Technologies in the Fight Against COVID-19
Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and while far too many people have lost their lives or are suffering long-term symptoms, today’s light-based technologies offer hope by advancing methods of disinfection, diagnostics, treatment and... -
Optical Tools Enable the Study of Microplastics
Plastics have only been around since the 1950s and yet they’re everywhere: scattered in our lakes, rivers, floating on the top of oceans, and dropping to the bottom. Back in the 1950s and 60s, plastics were hailed as a useful invention, used...
