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Hyperspectral Imaging: Spectral Analysis in 3 Dimensions
Hyperspectral Imaging: Spectral Analysis in 3 Dimensions
What is Hyperspectral Imaging? Imagine an iPhone app that could help you choose the best produce, the ripest fruit, or determine if the vegetables you are about to buy are truly organic. Well, it turns out ...
Raman Microscopy: Molecular Identification through Vibration
Raman Microscopy: Molecular Identification through Vibration
Introduction to Raman Microscopy Raman microscopy is a laser-based spectroscopic technique used to observe molecular vibrations. It is frequently utilized in chemistry to provide a “fingerprint” ...
EOM: Manipulating Light for High-Precision Results
EOM: Manipulating Light for High-Precision Results
Introduction to Electro-Optic Modulators (EOM) As discussed in last week’s article, optics research requires precisely controlling the responsive and unwieldy entity of light. Advancements in electro-optic ...
Deformable Mirror: Capturing Precise Images in Outer Space
Deformable Mirror: Capturing Precise Images in Outer Space
Adaptive Optics Introduction The field of optics studies the behavior of light – a form of substance with a characteristic wavelengths ranging from about 400 to 700 nanometers for visible light to as ...
Human Breath Analysis: What Do You Exhale?
Human Breath Analysis: What Do You Exhale?
Introduction to Human Breath Analysis Linus Pauling discovered modern human breath analysis in 1971 when he demonstrated that human breath has more than 200 different volatile organic compounds, proving ...
Photodynamic Therapy: Laser Treatment of Cancerous and Precancerous Skin Conditions
Photodynamic Therapy: Laser Treatment of Cancerous and Precancerous Skin Conditions
Introduction to Photodynamic Therapy in Skin Treatment This blog has previously discussed laser use in cosmetic skin treatments including skin resurfacing and tattoo removal. This week, however, we ...
Laser Resurfacing: Treating Scars and Wrinkles with Light
Laser Resurfacing: Treating Scars and Wrinkles with Light
Cosmetic Laser Industry One of the most common uses for lasers in cosmetic applications is treatment of scars and wrinkles. The laser aesthetic market offers patients a noninvasive way to solve their skin ...
Gas Analysis Methods: Accurate Results Out of Thin Air
Gas Analysis Methods: Accurate Results Out of Thin Air
What is Gas Analysis? Gases are all around us. While some gases have noticeable odors, most are virtually undetectable by human senses. Gas detection first became a concern when certain gases proved to ...
Laser Tattoo Removal: Shining Light on a Flourishing Industry
Laser Tattoo Removal: Shining Light on a Flourishing Industry
Introduction to the Laser Tattoo Removal Industry  Every one in five Americans has at least one tattoo.  These rates are as high as 40% among the Millennial generation. The booming tattoo business, ...
Laser Skin Treatment for Cosmetic and Medical Purposes
Laser Skin Treatment for Cosmetic and Medical Purposes
Introduction to Laser Skin Treatment Lasers are one of the most versatile scientific advancements in the last century.  Since the first laser patent in 1960, the laser industry has expanded from research ...