More BioOptics World Articles
Nanoscale infrared spectroscopy instrument gets a boost by a thermal source
05/12/2011
An instrument that allows for recording infrared spectra with a thermal source at a resolution that is 100 times better than conventional infrared spectroscopy is now possible, thanks to a development by researchers from CIC na...
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Laser spine surgery results in less complications, study findings confirm
05/10/2011
The Bonati Spine Institute, which performs Bonati Spine Procedures for minimally invasive laser spine surgery, agrees with study findings that stated that more major medical complications are found in complicated traditional op...
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Navitar Life Sciences acquires Modulation Optics, microscopy contrast method
05/09/2011
Optics manufacturer Navitar Life Sciences will acquire assets of Modulation Optics, including their Hoffman Modulation Contrast (HMC) imaging technology, a widely used light microscopy contrast method for viewing colorless and ...
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Grants totaling $1 million awarded for biomedical imaging research
05/06/2011
The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, a program of the National Academy of Sciences, awarded its latest round of grants—totaling $1 million—to support 13 research projects in biomedical imaging. |
Biomagnetics Diagnostics accepts delivery of optical biosensor for disease diagnosis
05/05/2011
Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. has accepted delivery of an integrated optical biosensor for disease diagnosis, including HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, cholera and malaria detection. |
INSIDE INSTRUMENTATION: The many approaches and applications of biosensing
05/01/2011
A middle-aged man leans forward, rests the bridge of his nose against a desktop-size device and waits a few seconds. When he hears a small beep, he pulls back and reads his blood glucose level on a screen-all without a single p...
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NEUROBIOLOGY/FUNCTIONAL IMAGING: Functional optical imaging enables long-term memory discovery
05/01/2011
Functional optical imaging has helped scientists at The Scripps Research Institute's Florida campus (Jupiter) make a discovery fundamental to long-term memory.
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Bike your way to a sculpted body-infrared-style
05/01/2011
Propelled by infrared (IR) energy-which penetrates the skin up to three inches-Cardio Infrared Technologies' (Henderson, NV) BioFit infrared stationary work-out bicycle currently used to shed weight and lose inches can now be u...
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NANOTECHNOLOGY/BIOSENSING: RF concept adapted to nanofocus IR light portends novel biosensors
05/01/2011
An innovation designed to focus infrared (IR) light to nanometer dimensions may enable the development of ultra-miniature IR spectrometers, new lab-on-a-chip devices, and other types of chemical and biological sensors.
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PROTEOMICS/CELL BIOLOGY: In-vivo polarized fluorescence microscopy technique reveals protein arrangement
05/01/2011
A technique based on the unique properties of polarized light has enabled scientists at Rockefeller University (New York, NY) to determine the orientation of specific proteins within cells and to make important new discoveries ...
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FLUORESCENCE IMAGING: Microscopy method measures mingling microbes
05/01/2011
A new microscopy method that reveals what types of bacteria mingle with each other in microbial communities holds promise as a diagnostic tool.
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Infrared gas imaging camera gives emissions detection abilities a boost
05/01/2011
Looking to improve upon their environmental emissions detection abilities, the DCMR Environmental Protection Agency (Schiedam, The Netherlands) of the local and regional authorities operating in Rijnmond-the agency responsible ...
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INTERSTITIAL LASER THERAPY/NEUROLOGY/ONCOLOGY: ASLMS conference highlights applications of interstitial laser therapy, laser-assisted stem cell therapy
05/01/2011
During the 31st Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS, March 30-April 3, 2011, Grapevine, TX), Jill Waibel presented a porcine study showing that fractional laser devices appear to have...
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NONINVASIVE BIOPSY/MICROSCOPY/SPECTROSCOPY: Optical innovations for cancer detection and treatment
05/01/2011
Two applications of confocal microscopy—automated analysis of reflectance-mode imagery, and mosaicing as an improvement over hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) histopathology-are promising for skin cancer diagnosis and treat...
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Bike your way to a sculpted body-infrared-style
05/01/2011
Propelled by infrared (IR) energy-which penetrates the skin up to three inches-Cardio Infrared Technologies' (Henderson, NV) BioFit infrared stationary work-out bicycle currently used to shed weight and lose inches can now be u...
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