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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

    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.
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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.
    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...
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    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

    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.

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    Functional near-infrared spectroscopy method could improve neuroimaging

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    Dual-laser mass spectrometry method could enable more-precise cell study

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