Bio&Life Sciences

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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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).
Bio&Life Sciences

Light therapy approach better treats brain injuries

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

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

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

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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Podcasts

PODCAST: Interview with Caroline Boudoux, photonics virtuoso

Sept. 24, 2024
Episode 18 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Caroline Boudoux, Ph.D., a renowned leader in the photonics and optics industry.

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Detectors & Imaging

sCMOS camera detects trace concentrations of species

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

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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Executive Forum

Venture activity bounces back in September

Oct. 7, 2024
Deals are announced across varied industries and stages, including sensors and quantum.
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Detectors & Imaging

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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Executive Forum

Photonics IP Update: September 2024

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