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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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Optical design fundamentals for bioimaging applications and systems

This webcast will cover the basics of biomedical optics and optical engineering for various biomedical imaging approaches.

BioOptics Worldview Blog

A benefits-rich approach to bio-optics commercialization

05/13/2013 To my mind, the excitement of biophotonics research is surpassed only by its transfer to the larger world, where it can be...

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Two-photon excited fluorescence imaging is useful for identifying ovarian tumors in mice

05/08/2013 I work at the University of Arizona in the Tissue Optics Lab, led by Dr. Jennifer K. Barton. Our lab focuses on developing...

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BioOptics World delivers to the life sciences market—researchers, system builders, and clinicians—timely and useful information on optics and photonics and related technologies and topics. BioOptics World shows readers how to apply light-based and optical technologies, both hardware and software tools, to accomplish objectives related to system design, research, diagnosis, and treatment.

 

BioOptics World educates this audience on the operation of new technologies and their application to life sciences; the novel application of existing technologies; and products and news critical to their work. We accomplish this through multiple media: a bimonthly magazine; newsletters, webcasts, and white papers; and continuously updated websites.

 

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BioOptics World seeks articles written by subject matter experts. Some are based on research reported in journal papers, but since the BioOptics World audience is usually more broad, articles tend to focus on technologies, application outcomes, and future potential—not on details of experiments.

 

BioOptics World articles explain operational theories and practices as well as technology application, and clarify the impact of policy, technology, and industry developments—explaining how all these factors affect the work of life sciences research and the diagnosis and treatment of disease. We seek content that helps readers solve problems in their day-to-day work and prepare for the future by explaining the benefits of new hardware, software, workflows, and trends.

 

While BioOptics World articles can run from 400 – 2,000 words, most features are about 1,500 words. A BioOptics World article will explain the need for and impact of the subject being discussed, often putting it in context of previously available solutions and discussing drawbacks it overcomes. Technology articles will supply technical detail on the operating principles, and discuss specifics of one or more applications. We encourage the use of detailed examples to help illustrate points. References should guide readers to journal papers that discuss key related developments, but generally each article includes no more than 15 references.

 

If you have an idea you think would be appropriate as a feature article for BioOptics World, we recommend contacting the editor with an abstract that summarizes the major points (Barbara G. Goode, barbarag@pennwell.com, 603-891-9194). If your idea is accepted, we will work with you on details such as deadline and length. 

 

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The easiest way to work with BioOptics World is to send us announcements of new developments (research, products, and important industry happenings). BioOptics World welcomes your new product announcement (a clear description of the product, its benefits and pertinent operation details, along with targeted applications; a .doc file is best) with one or more images showing the product and/or the results it enables (see below for image guidelines). Please send these files to bowproducts@pennwell.com.

We also welcome news of research and developments of all types for our News & Notes department. Our End Result section features novel and offbeat applications of lasers, optics, or imaging in the life sciences. Please forward these types of news to bownews@pennwell.com.

 

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Every contribution to BioOptics World must include imagery: At least one figure for a short story, and 3-5 figures for a feature. A figure can be a single graphic or include multiple components, such as photos, diagrams, and graphs—but in every case the figure must be accompanied by a caption that helps the reader understand exactly what he/she is looking at.

  • Photos: we require 300-dpi resolution at least 2.5 x 3 inches in .tif, .eps, or .jpg formats. Images embedded in Word documents are not acceptable.
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