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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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    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.

    Highlights

    (Photo credit: Henry Lam/Fleming Group)
    Scientists Graham Fleming (left) and Quanwei Li in the lab with their quantum light spectroscopy setup.
    Test & Measurement

    A single photon initiates photosynthesis

    Sally Cole Johnson
    June 30, 2023
    Quantum light spectroscopy, a new tool under development, reveals quantum dynamics at play during photosynthesis.
    Craic Technologies
    Test & Measurement

    Microspectrophotometer offers 2.0 nm spectral resolution

    LFW Staff
    May 8, 2023
    The 2030PV PRO microspectrophotometer combines high-resolution optics and advanced software algorithms to allow quick, accurate measurements of the spectral properties of microscopic...
    (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

    LFW Staff
    Feb. 11, 2023
    The EAGLE OCT OEM spectrometer is suited for blood gas analysis and integration into spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) instruments.
    (Photo credit: University of Queensland)
    The new handheld, smartphone-operated near-infrared spectrometer shines infrared light on a person’s skin to detect the presence of malaria.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Noninvasive technique hastens malaria detection

    Justine Murphy
    Jan. 9, 2023
    A new spectrometer tool could enhance universal surveillance of malaria and someday guide existing efforts to eliminate the disease.
    Yfi Winners
    Fluorescence

    HORIBA Scientific presents 2020 Young Fluorescence Investigator Award

    BioOptics World Editors
    April 2, 2020
    The Young Fluorescence Investigator Award is presented to a researcher who has been nominated by their peers for significant advancements and/or contributions in or using fluorescence...
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    Microscopy

    Label-free multimodal imaging system distinguishes between cell types

    BioOptics World Editors
    Nov. 21, 2019
    The label-free multimodal imaging platform enables the study of cell cultures noninvasively without the need of any contrast agent.
    Teledyne Princeton Instrument Blaze Spectroscopy 1500x
    Spectroscopy

    Spectroscopic imaging technique enables high-speed, label-free living cell study

    BioOptics World Editors
    Sept. 17, 2019
    For the spectroscopic imaging experiments, Kano's research group used a spectroscopy CCD camera with super-deep-depletion CCD to yield high near-infrared quantum efficiency.
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    Spectroscopy

    Functional near-infrared spectroscopy method could improve neuroimaging

    BioOptics World Editors
    Sept. 11, 2019
    The functional near-infrared spectroscopy technology is noninvasive and relatively inexpensive for use in neuroimaging.