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    (All images courtesy of Elizabeth Hillman)
    In vivo, 3D two-photon microscopy of mouse somatosensory cortex showing astrocyte (star-shaped glial cells) locations and interactions with vessels in a selected plane. Field of view: 250 × 250 × 500 μm volume.
    The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) initiative is destined to survive in some form, even if the U.S. Congress does not pass the president...
    Sept. 26, 2013
    (Image courtesy of Olympus America)
    FIGURE 1. An Olympus multiphoton microscope and a 4 mm SCALEVIEW-matched 25x objective created this image of 4 mm of depth through a SCALEVIEW-cleared mouse brain. The image was isosurface-rendered and blended in Imaris from Bitplane Scientific Software. The side panels show z-panels at 1 mm intervals.
    Advanced clearing agents, optimized objectives, and innovative light sources allow deeper imaging inside specimens -- including living organisms.
    Sept. 26, 2013
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    Equipping thousands of citizen scientists with inexpensive, spectroscopic smartphone add-ons, a group of Dutch researchers recently facilitated a country-wide project to measure...
    Sept. 25, 2013
    Theradome's LH80 laser helmet is the first and only over-the-counter wearable laser treatment for use in the home that is FDA-approved.
    In early August, medical device company Theradome (Pleasanton, CA) announced the market release of its FDA-approved LH80 laser helmet, which offers clinical- strength hair growth...
    Sept. 25, 2013
    German researchers at the University of Würzburg consider this sCMOS camera critical to their investigations of African sleeping sickness.
    African sleeping sickness, or trypanosomiasis, kills 30,000 people every year, in addition to entire herds of buffalo and cattle.
    Sept. 25, 2013
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    The Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE, a program designed to facilitate the development of sensing innovations able to promote the health of individuals, has announced 12 finalist teams...
    Sept. 25, 2013
    Researchers at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland) and Element Six (Ascot, England) have teamed up to develop what are reportedly the first-ever tunable, continuous...
    Sept. 25, 2013
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    A pulse oximetry system, integrated into a standard "hard hat," can protect construction workers from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
    Sept. 25, 2013
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    A telescoping contact lens able to switch between normal and magnified vision could someday improve vision for patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other eye...
    Sept. 25, 2013
    A new proof-of-concept approach uses light to detect infections before patients show symptoms.
    Sept. 25, 2013
    (Image courtesy of Tom Grunert/University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
    A new FTIR spectroscopy approach distinguishes aggressive strains of Staph bacteria.
    A new infrared (IR) spectroscopy technique operates without the use of complex antibodies to quickly distinguish between strains of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria,...
    Sept. 25, 2013
    Photometric stereo endoscopy, a new technique developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; Cambridge, MA), promises to improve detection of precancerous lesions in...
    Sept. 25, 2013
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    Super-resolution optical microscopy has recently enabled new views of subcellular structure and operation, and in doing so promises to advance drug development, among other endeavors...
    Sept. 25, 2013
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    Gold nanoparticles, controlled by infrared (IR) light from a pulsed femtosecond laser, promise to promote wound healing and help doctors control blood clotting in patients undergoing...
    Sept. 25, 2013
    An amorphous silicon (a-Si) metal-semiconductor-metal heterojunction photodetector with added molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) could boost the speed of medical imaging for minimal ...
    Sept. 25, 2013
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    Specific wavelengths of light can affect volatile compounds that control aroma and taste in such high-value crops as tomato, blueberry, strawberry, and petunia.
    Sept. 25, 2013
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    Researchers at Columbia University (New York, NY) report a method that enables something never before achieved: selective, high-resolution visualization of newly synthesized proteins...
    Sept. 25, 2013
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    Many important technologies and applications have resulted from the creative efforts of researchers and end users. Probably every day, someone working with biophotonics has an...
    Sept. 25, 2013