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    Raman Spectroscopy
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    The new minimally invasive screening approach needs just a single drop of blood to detect health conditions.
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    The portable smartphone-based Raman spectrometer system is capable of detecting and analyzing chemicals and other materials in the field.
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    FIGURE 1. Experimental setup: Second-harmonic generation (SHG); intrapulse difference frequency generation (IDFG); electro-optic sampling (EOS); λ/4 (quarter-wave plate); mid-infrared (MIR).
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    Highlights

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    Bio&Life Sciences

    3D-printed chip detects multiple foodborne bacteria

    Justine Murphy
    Aug. 9, 2024
    Conventional detection methods used to identify pathogens in food, such as DNA sequencing and cell cultures, are effective, but contamination can happen. A 3D-printed microfluidic...
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    Lasers & Sources

    Ultrafast fiber laser offers 1000–1100 nm spectral bandwidth

    HÜBNER Photonics - a div of HÜBNER GmbH & Co KG
    Aug. 1, 2024
    The VALO Tidal ultrafast fiber laser delivers pulse durations of 40 fs (typical) with 2 W output power.
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    Bio&Life Sciences

    PRM-SRS microscopy platform distinguishes specific lipid types

    Justine Murphy
    May 7, 2024
    A Raman microscopy-based imaging approach could crack the long-elusive code of lipids, their subtypes, and the key roles they play in human health, aging, and disease.
    (Courtesy of MKS Newport)
    FIGURE 1. Preparing a blood sample prior to testing.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Building precision, accuracy, and speed into the analytical instruments used in health and life science

    Robert Bourdelais
    Oct. 16, 2023
    The strategic integration of custom-designed optical components can significantly improve the performance of these vital tools. Here are the critical factors to consider.
    (Courtesy of Gowerlabs)
    FIGURE 1. The researchers use LUMO, a wearable, portable, high-density functional NIR imaging device equipped with modular tiles with built-in NIR light sources and detectors.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Using near-infrared spectroscopy to help unravel the mysteries of dementia

    Justine Murphy
    Sept. 29, 2023
    New work by a U.K. team demonstrates a new technique that enables a more detailed view of brain function, which could lead to more accurate and earlier diagnosis of diseases that...

    Recommended

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    FIGURE 1. A sensor developed by researchers from MIT and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences was inspired by the membrane that surrounds all cells and could someday be used to screen patients for hard-to-diagnose cancers or other diseases.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Biomimetic sensor could speed disease detection

    Justine Murphy
    Sept. 11, 2023
    Many lives could be saved and pain alleviated if disease screening and detection were simpler and faster—and it’s exactly what an international team of researchers is working ...
    (Courtesy of Laia Josa Culleré, IQAC-CSIC)
    FIGURE 1. Photopharmacology is a promising approach to treating diseases such as cancer more effectively and with fewer harmful side effects.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Changing the face of cancer treatment with light-controlled drugs

    Justine Murphy
    March 9, 2023
    Photopharmacology, an emerging approach to treating diseases, has the potential to upend conventional tactics for combatting cancer.
    (Courtesy of RSP Systems)
    A miniaturized, wearable sensor reads blood glucose levels quickly and noninvasively using miniature laser diodes.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Wearable device promises easier glucose monitoring

    Justine Murphy
    March 3, 2023
    While techniques to monitor blood glucose levels have made the process easier for those with diabetes, some level of invasiveness remains. A new device could help.
    Ibsen Photonics
    Test & Measurement

    Spectrometer has transmission grating-based design

    Feb. 11, 2023
    The EAGLE OCT OEM spectrometer is suited for blood gas analysis and integration into spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) instruments.
    (Courtesy of Osaka Metropolitan University)
    A new system allows researchers to control a nematode worm with light-sensitive proteins (opsins) triggered by white, UV, and green.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Controlling nematode behavior with light

    Justine Murphy
    Jan. 18, 2023
    A new optogenetics-based system using various wavelengths of light is poised to significantly accelerate bio-related research.