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Super-res microscopy technique views nanostructures 100 nm wide

Researchers have found a way to see synthetic nanostructures and molecules using a new type of super-resolution microscopy that does not require fluorescent dyes, representing a practical tool for biomedical and nanotechnology ... Read more...

Nanoscale alloys emit NIR light for medical applications

Researchers have demonstrated that nanometer-scale alloys possess the ability to emit light so bright they could have potential applications in medicine.

Affordable x-ray microscopy with nanoscale resolution

Soft x-ray microscopy enables imaging of whole cells at intermediate length scales, helping to bridge the resolution gap between light and electron microscopy.

‘Cornell dots’ get single pore makeover for more targeted drug delivery

Cornell University researchers have created a pore in "Cornell dots," which are brightly glowing nanoparticles the researchers developed that can carry medicine.

Biophotonics and Life Sciences News

Two-photon optogenetic tool promising for brain mapping 05/17/2013 A researcher at the University of Texas at Arlington has developed a fiber-optic, two-photon optogenetic stimulator that could help scientists map and track ...
	Silicon/CNT substrate from NASA JPL improves photocatalytic hydrogen production 05/16/2013 Pasadena, CA--NASA JPL is developing a device for hydrogen gas production based on water-splitting redox reactions facilitated by catalysts stacked on carbon...
NinePoint Medical launches OCT imaging system commercially 05/16/2013 NinePoint Medical has launched its NvisionVLE Imaging System—an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system—commercially in the U.S.
	Nanoscale alloys emit NIR light for medical applications 05/14/2013 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated that nanometer-scale alloys possess the ability to emit light so bright they could have potenti...
	Femtosecond lasers to replace trephine drills in cranial bone removal 05/14/2013 Dresden, Germany--Because a trephine drill can injure the outermost layer of the brain and lead to meningitis, researchers at several Fraunhofer Institutes i...
	Doped quantum dots yield amazing dye colors 05/13/2013 Chicago, IL--UIC researchers have developed a way to introduce precisely four copper "guest" ions into each and every quantum dot to produce specta...
Iridex to fill large orders from developing countries for ophthalmic laser systems 05/08/2013 Iridex (NASDAQ: IRIX) has received two significant orders for its proprietary ophthalmic laser systems. The orders, totaling more than $500,000, signal growt...

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Optical approaches facilitate life sciences advances

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Thin-film Interference Filters for Fluorescence Microscopy

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