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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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    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.
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    FIGURE 1. Schematic of the HDSP setup (a), printed parts with line cross-section and different extrusion paths for parts 1-3 (b), and a complex object in 4 with the shown pressure pattern in the inset.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Holographic direct sound printing: Sound waves revolutionize 3D printing

    Mahdi Derayatifar
    Dec. 11, 2024
    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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    Bio&Life Sciences

    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.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    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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    Podcasts

    PODCAST: Interview with Catalin Neacsu, TAU Systems

    Justine Murphy
    Oct. 8, 2024
    Episode 20 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Catalin Neacsu, vice president of business development at TAU Systems.
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    The new minimally invasive screening approach needs just a single drop of blood to detect health conditions.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Infrared spectroscopy meets machine learning

    Justine Murphy
    Oct. 4, 2024
    A minimally invasive screening approach that works with a single drop of blood could potentially revolutionize both reactive and preventative healthcare.

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    sCMOS camera detects trace concentrations of species

    Andor Technology
    Nov. 21, 2024
    The Marana 4.2B-6 back-illuminated 4.2-Mpixel scientific CMOS (sCMOS) model now offers a low noise mode with read noise of 1.0 e-.
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    Stress-Free Objective Lenses for High Precision Imaging

    Avantier Inc
    Oct. 28, 2024
    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.
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    Microscope accessory has use in chemometric modeling

    Oct. 6, 2024
    The Zero X Plus microscope accessory has an integrated calcium fluoride optic to improve spectral precision of collected Raman spectra.
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    Photonics IP Update: September 2024

    Iain McIntyre
    Oct. 3, 2024
    This roundup summarizes photonics-related patent litigation and Patent Office procedures for September.