Video: July 14, 2023 Photonics Hot List

July 14, 2023
In this episode, we cover fiber-optic ‘smart pants’ to track activity, a combo approach for deeper brain imaging, and skin-morphing animal-inspired displays.

In this episode of Photonics Hot List...

Wearable devices like smartwatches are great for tracking movement and physical activity, but they don’t offer much detail. Researchers in Brazil are expanding on the capabilities of such devices with the creation of optical fiber-equipped pants.

A three-pronged approach that combines voltage imaging, AI, and a two-photon microscope is giving a team led by Boston University clearer, more in-depth views of the living brain, overcoming some conventional challenges.

New flexible displays, inspired by chameleons and other skin-morphing animals, can change color, transmit information, and send hidden messages. Researchers in Illinois say they could even someday surpass the versatility and efficiency of conventional LED-based systems.

About the Author

Justine Murphy | Multimedia Director, Digital Infrastructure

Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for Endeavor Business Media's Digital Infrastructure Group. She is a multiple award-winning writer and editor with more 20 years of experience in newspaper publishing as well as public relations, marketing, and communications. For nearly 10 years, she has covered all facets of the optics and photonics industry as an editor, writer, web news anchor, and podcast host for an internationally reaching magazine publishing company. Her work has earned accolades from the New England Press Association as well as the SIIA/Jesse H. Neal Awards. She received a B.A. from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

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