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Biodegradable Polymer Manufacturing Through Laser Processing
Biodegradable Polymer Manufacturing Through Laser Processing
A team of researchers from Keio University in Japan has published their results on utilizing laser processing to produce biodegradable polymers for use in tissue engineering. Biocompatible polymers are ...
Photodynamic Therapy: Targeting Cancer with Light
Photodynamic Therapy: Targeting Cancer with Light
How research in photodynamic therapy may lead to new treatments of deadly diseases like cancer. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is most often associated with asbestos exposure.  Despite efforts of ...
Virtual Reality (VR): Bringing CT to the Foreground of Surgery Prep
Virtual Reality (VR): Bringing CT to the Foreground of Surgery Prep
Virtual Reality (VR) has shown promise in displaying complex images in an immersive way. The Army, Air Force, and various police departments across the U.S. use VR to create training programs for ...
Quantum Dots: The Basics
Quantum Dots: The Basics
If you’ve been in the market for new high-end TV lately, you may have run into what Samsung has coined as the QLED line of displays.  Display manufacturers tout this “state-of-the-art” display technology a ...
Dimensional Metrology and the Smart Factory
Dimensional Metrology and the Smart Factory
The manufacturing industry has come a long way from Ford’s car plants that spurred innovation in the U.S. The assembly line was a revolutionary tactic for efficiency, but modern manufacturing is much more ...
Neural Imaging with Visible Light: Advanced Implantable Sensor
Neural Imaging with Visible Light: Advanced Implantable Sensor
Previously, we discussed a technique for producing high resolution maps of neural activity in the brain called Optical Recording of Intrinsic Signal, or ORIS.  Conventional methods for performing ORIS ...
Calvarial Fracture Imaging Using Raman Spectrometry
Calvarial Fracture Imaging Using Raman Spectrometry
Scientists from the City University of Hong Kong’s Department of Physics revolutionized calvarial fracture imaging through the use of Raman spectroscopy. By allowing these defects to be imaged, the ...
Scheme Update on Tissue Transparency for Cardiac Tissue Imaging
Scheme Update on Tissue Transparency for Cardiac Tissue Imaging
Researchers at the Cardiovascular Surgery Department at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College have developed a new method for intact cardiac tissue imaging. This method, ...
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for Early Lymphoma Diagnosis
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for Early Lymphoma Diagnosis
A collaborative research team from Harbin Medical University and Harbin Institute of Technology present a promising alternative to detect lymphoma in blood samples in their recently published paper. The ...
Diode Laser: The Most Versatile and Convenient Coherent Light Source
Diode Laser: The Most Versatile and Convenient Coherent Light Source
Introduction to the Diode Laser Researchers have been developing different types of coherent light sources to fit a larger span of applications since 1960. Present-day lasers vary in size, power-range, and ...