Pasadena, CA--NASA JPL is developing a device for hydrogen gas production based on water-splitting redox reactions facilitated by catalysts stacked on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown on silicon substrates.

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

Dresden, Germany--Because a trephine drill can injure the outermost layer of the brain and lead to meningitis, researchers at several Fraunhofer Institutes intend to replace the trephine with a femtosecond laser.

To my mind, the excitement of biophotonics research is surpassed only by its transfer to the larger world, where it can benefit humanity.

I work at the University of Arizona in the Tissue Optics Lab, led by Dr. Jennifer K. Barton. Our lab focuses on developing and using optical imaging methods for disease detection and monitoring.

Iridex (NASDAQ: IRIX) has received two significant orders for its proprietary ophthalmic laser systems. The orders, totaling more than $500,000, signal growth of the ophthalmology market in Brazil, Russia, India, and China, notes Will Moore, president and CEO of Iridex.

Tissue fluorescence visualization technology developer LED Medical Diagnostics is part of a recent clinical study documenting the ability of the company's VELscope Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment adjunctive technology to detect cancerous and precancerous lesions that are missed by conventional exams.

Brussels, Belgium--At the Photonics21 Annual Meeting the group presented the Photonics Multiannual Strategic Roadmap Towards 2020 – Photonics Driving Economic Growth in Europe to Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission.

Hong Kong--Healthcare company Fosun Pharma and its subsidiaries will invest up to $240 million dollars to acquire up to 95.6% share of aesthetic laser company Alma Lasers.

A team of French researchers have developed a dye that fluoresces in the near-infrared (NIR) and can pass through the skin, enabling brain study with unprecedented detail.

The EPIC 10S soft tissue diode laser from dental laser maker Biolase (NASDAQ: BIOL) has received FDA clearance for use in over 80 different indications in 19 medical markets.

Scientists from the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research at the University of Manchester (MCCIR), using laser microscopy, have discovered why a particular cancer drug is so effective at killing cells.

Philadelphia, PA--University of Pennsylvania researchers developed a new nanoparticle dye that fluoresces with much-lower-cost lasers, dramatically reducing the cost of multiphoton microscopy.

Researchers at Northwestern University and NorthShore University HealthSystem have developed an approach that combines microscopy and spectroscopy to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer in humans.

Washington, DC--The CLEO: 2013 co-sponsors and Laser Focus World announced KMLabs as the winner of this year's CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Award for its Wyvern-HE ultrafast laser amplifier.

Applied Spectral Imaging (ASI) and WaveSense have entered into an agreement in which both companies will sell and market the GenASIs imaging and analysis instrument from ASI and the EpiSEP cell recovery and enrichment solution from WaveSense as one system.

Multispectral photoacoustic imaging, which combines laser optics and ultrasound imaging technologies, can reliably distinguish between benign and malignant prostate tissue, a new study indicates.

Tucson, AZ--Rigaku Raman Technologies released a new version of its FirstGuard handheld Raman analyzer--calling it the first handheld spectrometer equipped with 1064 nm wavelength excitation.

Medical instrumentation and technology supplier Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) will acquire biotechnology company Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE) for approximately $13.6 billion.