Coupling the chemical sensitivity of optical imaging and tissue-penetrating properties of ultrasound imaging, Carolyn Schutt, a Ph.D. student in bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego, is developing an imaging technique that could lead to highly sensitive light imaging deeper inside the body.

Trenton, NJ--Princeton Instruments has introduced a new toroidal-mirror-based imaging spectrograph that includes a Schmidt corrector in its optics, completely eliminating astigmatism across the field.

Nanoparticle charaterization technology developer NanoSight (Salisbury, England) has been selected to receive the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category for International Trade 2012.

University of Illinois researchers have developed a technique to computationally correct for aberrations, enabling higher-quality images and 3D datasets in real-time imaging applications such as image-guided surgery.

Atlanta, GA--Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have pushed the limits of super-resolution microscopy, using single-molecule identification at higher speeds to track live cells in action.

Washington, DC--Next year's Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), held annually in San Jose, CA, will take place in June rather than its usual May, moving to June 9–14, 2013.

A team of researchers have developed a non-destructive x-ray microscopy solution to image cryogenically preserved cells and advance studies of intra-cellular biology.

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a small, flexible endoscopic medical device fitted with a femtosecond laser "scalpel" that can remove—with 'lightsaber'-like precision—diseased or damaged tissue without touching healthy cells.

Building upon an agreement that began in 2008, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) have formed Choice Alliance, a multi-year joint initiative that provides mutual US customers access to a portfolio of interventional cardiology, cardiac rhythm management, electrophysiology, and intravascular imaging and diagnostic technologies.

Scientists at Duke University's Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, led by Professor Tuan Vo-Dinh, applied nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) to characterize metal nanoparticle construct materials for use in biosensing, imaging, and cancer therapy.

Kingston, ON, Canada--Medical and physics experts from Queen's University have developed a technique that significantly improves laser accuracy.

The Catalys Precision Laser System from OptiMedica, a laser cataract surgery system that combines a femtosecond laser, integrated optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging, and the company's pattern scanning technology, has been CE mark-approved for creating single-plane and multi-plane arc cuts/incisions in the cornea.

Researchers at the Materials Technology Institute of the National Research Council have developed a microscopy system that could diagnose malaria much faster and with greater accuracy.

Rochester, NY--Fluorescence microscope users and optical instrument designers can predetermine the optimal fluorophore, light source, detector, and optical filters through Semrock's free SearchLight tool.