In this episode of Photonics Hot List:
Evolutionary biologists at Princeton University are now enhancing their study of bird plumage. Using hyperspectral imaging, they’re gathering very detailed spatial and spectral information to better understand things like evolutionary properties and courtship displays.
In the business sector, the European Commission is investing additional funds to boost photonics technologies via the PhotonHub PHACTORY initiative. And U.K.-based AI accelerator startup Lumai has secured funding to aid product performance and company growth.
A team at Waseda University in Japan has designed a terahertz imaging technique to examine the cochlea, a crucial organ in the inner ear that’s difficult to study using conventional methods. This new noninvasive approach provides micron-level imaging for a more detailed view.
