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    The laserfocusworld.com Bio & Life Sciences channel features articles and other content that discuss lasers, optics, and instrumentation for the life sciences.

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    PODCAST: Interview with Andrea Armani, University of Southern California

    Justine Murphy
    Feb. 18, 2025
    Episode 39 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Dr. Andrea Armani, senior director of engineering and physical sciences at the Ellison Medical Institute and ...
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    Lead researchers Dr. Song Wang (left), a research scientist at SMART DiSTAP, and Dr. Yangyang Han (right), a senior postdoctoral associate at SMART DiSTAP.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    First-of-its-kind chromatic sensor detects plant distress

    Justine Murphy
    Feb. 17, 2025
    It’s not always easy to tell if a plant is dehydrated, and sometimes it’s too late to save it. But a sensor designed by an international team of scientists detects distress in...
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    Depiction of the adaptive sampling scheme, in which a laser beam patterned by a digital micromirror device selectively illuminates neurons and their activity in brain tissue.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Two-photon microscope cracks neural networks code

    Justine Murphy
    Dec. 13, 2024
    A novel fluorescence microscope offers enhanced insight into how different neurons in the brain communicate and interact.
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    H&E staining on rat brain coronal slices from all treatment conditions at three days post-injury and four weeks post-injury. Images were taken from frontal cortex, corpus callosum, and choroid plexus (body of the lateral ventricle).
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    Light therapy approach better treats brain injuries

    Justine Murphy
    Nov. 25, 2024
    Photobiomodulation could soon expand its effectiveness beyond tissue repair and pain management into the brain.
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    FIGURE 1. In a conventional CT scanner, an x-ray source rotates around the patient. Indirect detectors provide the data from which a 3D image is generated.
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    Photon-counting detectors are poised to revolutionize computed tomography

    Roger Steadman
    Oct. 23, 2024
    For 50 years, computed tomography (CT) has been one of the most valuable diagnostic tools and, thanks to photon-counting detectors, the next revolution of computed tomography ...

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    Holographic direct sound printing: Sound waves revolutionize 3D printing

    Mahdi Derayatifar
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    Holographic direct sound printing (HDSP) is an innovative advancement in sound-based 3D printing technology that uses a patterned acoustic field to create complex shapes with ...
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    Photonics IP Update: October 2024

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    This roundup summarizes photonics-related patent litigation and Patent Office procedures for October.
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    Digital fluorescence microscope offers AI-powered confluency checks

    Leica Microsystems GmbH
    Oct. 30, 2024
    The Mateo FL artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital fluorescence microscope performs cell culture checks in advanced research applications.
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    Stress-Free Objective Lenses for High Precision Imaging

    Avantier Inc
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    In the continuous evolution of optical technology, stress-free objective lenses have emerged as a leading solution, particularly for advanced polarized light microscopy. These...
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    Venture activity bounces back in September

    Eric Hall
    Oct. 7, 2024
    Deals are announced across varied industries and stages, including sensors and quantum.