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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.

Bio&Life Sciences

Two-photon microscope cracks neural networks code

Justine Murphy

Dec. 13, 2024

A novel fluorescence microscope offers enhanced insight into how different neurons in the brain communicate and interact.

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 ...

Schematic of team’s sensor design with RGB pixels stacked atop iToF pixels.

Detectors & Imaging

Sony researchers combine color imaging and ranging in one sensor

Sally Cole Johnson

Dec. 6, 2024

During the 2024 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) Dec. 7-11 in San Francisco, the Sony team will present their sensor’s design.

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PODCAST: Interview with Mike Noonen, Swave Photonics

Justine Murphy

Dec. 4, 2024

Episode 28 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Mike Noonen, CEO of Swave Photonics.

FIGURE 1. Cryptographic keys ensure controlled access to communication channels.

Detectors & Imaging

Quantum key distribution: Secure optical communications

Ye Cao

Nov. 18, 2024

Avalanche photodiodes, infrared sensors capable of detecting single photons, are at the heart of many QKD systems. Their sensitivity allows them to discern the faintest of light...