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Light, photonics, and human health

WebThe practical application of light to improve human health has parallels in other sectors, as demonstrated by this issue’s update on medical lasers — written by Douglas Farmer, …

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Optical Fiber Sensors Enable New Biomedical Devices

WebThese factors make fiber optic sensors ideally suited for a broad variety of invasive and noninvasive applications in the life sciences, clinical research, medical monitoring, and …

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Laser Technology Enhances and Expands the Medical Toolkit

WebMedical lasers have been used for decades in surgical contexts. In recent years, the development of compact, easy-to-use, and often self-contained modules has opened …

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Fiber Optics: Understanding the Basics

WebPrinciples Optical materials are characterized by their index of refraction, referred to as n. A material’s index of refraction is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of …

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Women-Led Research Can Transform Health Care

WebThe story of the Pocket Colposcope shows how women in biophotonics can harness their creativity to transform women’s health through their unique perspective on issues they …

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NASA Deploys Diagnostic Equipment to Manage Astronaut Health

WebWASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 19, 2022 — As NASA plans to send to astronauts farther into space and for longer durations, managing and maintaining astronauts’ health has …

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Optogenetics Approach Delivers Precision Necessary to Study …

WebHOUSTON, Jan. 8, 2021, — Researchers in Texas have succeeded in effectively turning gut bacteria inside the intestines of worms “on” and “off” by applying different colors of light, …

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What Ever Happened to Medical Surveillance

WebThe 1973 edition of the Z136.1 standard proposed medical surveillance requirements — for example, an eye exam — for Class 4 users in the following conditions: 1. Prior to …

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Light pollution: the good, the bad and the just-too-bright

WebLights Out One attempt by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) to educate the public about light pollution is the observance of National Dark-Sky Week slated April 20 …

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IDEX Health & Science

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VIS-OCT needs stable, versatile light sources

WebA small, stable, high-performance light source that could be integrated into VIS-OCT systems would accelerate development and subsequent clinical adoption. Future VIS …

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Expanding the Range: Wearables Enable the Next Level of Mobile …

WebFunctional NIR Spectroscopy Opens Window into Brain Health Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has in recent years been deployed to study brain activity patterns. …

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Retinal OCT and Genetics Identify Links Between Ocular and …

WebBOSTON, Feb. 1, 2024 — A study conducted by Mass Eye and Ear, the Broad Institute at MIT, and Harvard Medical School has demonstrated links between the thinning of …

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Optica Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics 2024

WebAbout this Event. The Optica Biophotonics Congress is an annual meeting with two alternating scopes. In even years, the congress focuses on biomedical optics; in odd …

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Aktiia, Optical Health Monitoring Firm, Gains $30M in Funding

WebAktiia, a developer of optical health monitoring technology, has completed a CHF 27 million ($30 million) funding round. The company's wrist-worn, 24/7 optical blood pressure …

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Skin-Like Microfiber Grating Gauges Cardiovascular Wellness

WebNANJING, China, Aug. 31, 2023 — According to the World Health Organization, 17.9 million people die annually due to cardiovascular diseases.

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Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imaging Features Apr 2020

WebHyperspectral and multispectral imaging are used in agriculture to monitor the health of fields across a broad range of the electromagnetic spectrum. In typical machine vision …

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$20M Grant Funds Portable Eye-Scanning Tech

WebThe Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has awarded $20 million to Chao Zhou, a professor of biomedical engineering in the McKelvey School of …

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Why SWIR Imaging

Webmachine vision Machine vision, also known as computer vision or computer sight, refers to the technology that enables machines, typically computers, to interpret and understand …

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