https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences The laserfocusworld.com Bio & Life Sciences channel features articles and other content that discuss lasers, optics, and instrumentation for the life sciences. EN https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/55265688/ultrafast-lasers-drive-nonlinear-microscopy-environmental-sensing-and-quantum-technologies https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/55265688/ultrafast-lasers-drive-nonlinear-microscopy-environmental-sensing-and-quantum-technologies Fiber-based ultrafast lasers—with pulses of one-tenth of one-trillionth of a second—continue to evolve, and near-term advances will expand their use to materials processing, nonlinear optics, and quantum technologies. 10 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT w.gora@chromacitylasers.com (Wojciech Gora) Lasers & Sources (Photo credit: Chromacity) FIGURE 1. A Chromacity engineer aligns an ultrafast fiber laser with second-harmonic generation. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/home/article/55250633/2024-in-review-laser-focus-worlds-top-10-most-read-stories https://www.laserfocusworld.com/home/article/55250633/2024-in-review-laser-focus-worlds-top-10-most-read-stories Here's a look back at the 10 most-popular articles we published in 2024. 24 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT ID 340815051 © Edgars Sermulis | Dreamstime.com https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/55235971/hubner-photonics-a-div-of-hubner-gmbh-co-kg-modulated-laser-offers-100-mw-output-power https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/55235971/hubner-photonics-a-div-of-hubner-gmbh-co-kg-modulated-laser-offers-100-mw-output-power An orange wavelength has been added on the Cobolt 06-01 Series of modulated lasers. 23 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT Lasers & Sources (Image credit: HÜBNER Photonics) https://www.laserfocusworld.com/detectors-imaging/article/55235923/craic-technologies-confocal-raman-microscope-supports-multimodal-imaging-techniques https://www.laserfocusworld.com/detectors-imaging/article/55235923/craic-technologies-confocal-raman-microscope-supports-multimodal-imaging-techniques The Apollo M confocal Raman microscope is designed for materials research, nanotechnology, and semiconductor analysis. 21 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT Detectors & Imaging (Image credit: CRAIC Technologies) https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55248725/two-photon-microscope-cracks-neural-networks-code https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55248725/two-photon-microscope-cracks-neural-networks-code A novel fluorescence microscope offers enhanced insight into how different neurons in the brain communicate and interact. 13 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT jmurphy@endeavorb2b.com (Justine Murphy) Bio&Life Sciences (Image credit: Wei Wei and Mei Xueting) Depiction of the adaptive sampling scheme, in which a laser beam patterned by a digital micromirror device selectively illuminates neurons and their activity in brain tissue. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/detectors-imaging/article/55243710/holographic-direct-sound-printing-sound-waves-revolutionize-3d-printing https://www.laserfocusworld.com/detectors-imaging/article/55243710/holographic-direct-sound-printing-sound-waves-revolutionize-3d-printing Holographic direct sound printing (HDSP) is an innovative advancement in sound-based 3D printing technology that uses a patterned acoustic field to create complex shapes with high precision and speed. 11 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT Detectors & Imaging FIGURE 1. Schematic of the HDSP setup (a), printed parts with line cross-section and different extrusion paths for parts 1-3 (b), and a complex object in 4 with the shown pressure pattern in the inset. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/55235335/exalos-ag-fabry-perot-laser-diodes-have-use-in-spectroscopy https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/55235335/exalos-ag-fabry-perot-laser-diodes-have-use-in-spectroscopy 488-nm Fabry-Perot laser diodes are based on aluminum indium nitride layers. 09 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT Lasers & Sources (Image credit: Exalos) https://www.laserfocusworld.com/directory/applied-optical-systems/spectroscopy/blog/55246566/avantier-inc-raman-spectroscopy-from-molecular-fingerprints-to-medical-marvels https://www.laserfocusworld.com/directory/applied-optical-systems/spectroscopy/blog/55246566/avantier-inc-raman-spectroscopy-from-molecular-fingerprints-to-medical-marvels 02 Dec 2024 14:12:11 GMT Buyer's Guide / Applied Optical Systems > Spectroscopy Image provided by Avantier https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55245396/light-therapy-approach-better-treats-brain-injuries https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55245396/light-therapy-approach-better-treats-brain-injuries Photobiomodulation could soon expand its effectiveness beyond tissue repair and pain management into the brain. 25 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT jmurphy@endeavorb2b.com (Justine Murphy) Bio&Life Sciences (Image credit: A. Stevens et al., Bioeng. Transl. Med.; https://doi.org/10.1002/btm2.10727) H&E staining on rat brain coronal slices from all treatment conditions at three days post-injury and four weeks post-injury. Images were taken from frontal cortex, corpus callosum, and choroid plexus (body of the lateral ventricle). https://www.laserfocusworld.com/detectors-imaging/article/55234415/andor-technology-scmos-camera-detects-trace-concentrations-of-species https://www.laserfocusworld.com/detectors-imaging/article/55234415/andor-technology-scmos-camera-detects-trace-concentrations-of-species The Marana 4.2B-6 back-illuminated 4.2-Mpixel scientific CMOS (sCMOS) model now offers a low noise mode with read noise of 1.0 e-. 21 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT Detectors & Imaging (Image credit: Oxford Instruments Andor) https://www.laserfocusworld.com/biooptics/bioimaging/fluorescence/product/55243393/becker-hickl-gmbh-flim-systems https://www.laserfocusworld.com/biooptics/bioimaging/fluorescence/product/55243393/becker-hickl-gmbh-flim-systems 15 Nov 2024 17:37:05 GMT Bio&Life Sciences / Bioimaging > Fluorescence FLIM Systems Image provided by Becker & Hickl GmbH https://www.laserfocusworld.com/executive-forum/article/55242320/spie-the-intl-society-for-optics-photonics-spie-names-2025-prism-award-finalists https://www.laserfocusworld.com/executive-forum/article/55242320/spie-the-intl-society-for-optics-photonics-spie-names-2025-prism-award-finalists Rapidly developing technology areas such as quantum, sensors, imaging, and biomedical showcase the range and variety of this year's entries and finalists. 12 Nov 2024 17:49:48 GMT Executive Forum (Image credit: SPIE) 2025 SPIE Prism Award finalists and award recipients will be honored during a January 29th gala evening at SPIE Photonics West. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/55234320/excelitas-technologies-corp-xenon-short-arc-lamps-offer-power-range-of-180-to-320-w https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/55234320/excelitas-technologies-corp-xenon-short-arc-lamps-offer-power-range-of-180-to-320-w Cermax PE300BFX and PE322BFX Xenon short-arc lamps are used in hospital diagnostic, surgical endoscopy, and microscopy OEM applications. 11 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT Lasers & Sources (Image credit: Excelitas Technologies) https://www.laserfocusworld.com/executive-forum/article/55240690/photonics-ip-update-october-2024 https://www.laserfocusworld.com/executive-forum/article/55240690/photonics-ip-update-october-2024 This roundup summarizes photonics-related patent litigation and Patent Office procedures for October. 06 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT imcintyre@carlsoncaspers.com (Iain McIntyre) Executive Forum ID 171043543 © Muhammadsainudin Sa-i | Dreamstime.com https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55135794/leica-microsystems-gmbh-digital-fluorescence-microscope-offers-ai-powered-confluency-checks https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55135794/leica-microsystems-gmbh-digital-fluorescence-microscope-offers-ai-powered-confluency-checks The Mateo FL artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital fluorescence microscope performs cell culture checks in advanced research applications. 30 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT Bio&Life Sciences (Image credit: Leica Microsystems) https://www.laserfocusworld.com/directory/finished-optics-coatings-components/lenses/blog/55238555/avantier-inc-stress-free-objective-lenses-for-high-precision-imaging https://www.laserfocusworld.com/directory/finished-optics-coatings-components/lenses/blog/55238555/avantier-inc-stress-free-objective-lenses-for-high-precision-imaging 28 Oct 2024 12:24:46 GMT Buyer's Guide / Finished Optics, Coatings, & Components > Lenses Avantier Stress-Free Objective Lenses Provided by Avantier https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55235666/photon-counting-detectors-are-poised-to-revolutionize-computed-tomography https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55235666/photon-counting-detectors-are-poised-to-revolutionize-computed-tomography For 50 years, computed tomography (CT) has been one of the most valuable diagnostic tools and, thanks to photon-counting detectors, the next revolution of computed tomography is just around the corner. 23 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT Bio&Life Sciences (Image credit: ams OSRAM) FIGURE 1. In a conventional CT scanner, an x-ray source rotates around the patient. Indirect detectors provide the data from which a 3D image is generated. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/executive-forum/article/55233082/venture-activity-bounces-back-in-september https://www.laserfocusworld.com/executive-forum/article/55233082/venture-activity-bounces-back-in-september Deals are announced across varied industries and stages, including sensors and quantum. 07 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT Executive Forum ID 136759135 © Andranik Hakobyan | Dreamstime.com https://www.laserfocusworld.com/detectors-imaging/article/55133879/microscope-accessory-has-use-in-chemometric-modeling https://www.laserfocusworld.com/detectors-imaging/article/55133879/microscope-accessory-has-use-in-chemometric-modeling The Zero X Plus microscope accessory has an integrated calcium fluoride optic to improve spectral precision of collected Raman spectra. 06 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT Detectors & Imaging (Image credit: HORC) https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55140806/infrared-spectroscopy-meets-machine-learning https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55140806/infrared-spectroscopy-meets-machine-learning A minimally invasive screening approach that works with a single drop of blood could potentially revolutionize both reactive and preventative healthcare. 04 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT jmurphy@endeavorb2b.com (Justine Murphy) Bio&Life Sciences (Image credit: LMU/MPQ) The new minimally invasive screening approach needs just a single drop of blood to detect health conditions. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/executive-forum/article/55232850/photonics-ip-update-september-2024 https://www.laserfocusworld.com/executive-forum/article/55232850/photonics-ip-update-september-2024 This roundup summarizes photonics-related patent litigation and Patent Office procedures for September. 03 Oct 2024 14:15:06 GMT imcintyre@carlsoncaspers.com (Iain McIntyre) Executive Forum © Tierney / Adobe Stock https://www.laserfocusworld.com/test-measurement/article/55133835/ibsen-photonics-a-s-spectrometer-features-transmission-grating-based-design https://www.laserfocusworld.com/test-measurement/article/55133835/ibsen-photonics-a-s-spectrometer-features-transmission-grating-based-design The EAGLE C-OCT-S is an athermal, compact spectrometer, suited for spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT). 26 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT Test & Measurement (Image credit: Ibsen Photonics) https://www.laserfocusworld.com/podcasts/article/55142090/podcast-interview-with-caroline-boudoux-photonics-virtuoso https://www.laserfocusworld.com/podcasts/article/55142090/podcast-interview-with-caroline-boudoux-photonics-virtuoso Episode 18 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Caroline Boudoux, Ph.D., a renowned leader in the photonics and optics industry. 24 Sep 2024 12:17:10 GMT jmurphy@endeavorb2b.com (Justine Murphy) Podcasts © Endeavor Business Media https://www.laserfocusworld.com/test-measurement/article/55138004/smartphone-based-raman-spectrometer-is-cost-effectively-convenient https://www.laserfocusworld.com/test-measurement/article/55138004/smartphone-based-raman-spectrometer-is-cost-effectively-convenient From texting and navigation to banking and video streaming, smartphones are among the most multifaceted technologies ever developed. And now, chemical detection has joined its list of uses. 20 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT jmurphy@endeavorb2b.com (Justine Murphy) Test & Measurement (Image credit: Texas A&M University) The portable smartphone-based Raman spectrometer system is capable of detecting and analyzing chemicals and other materials in the field. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55126547/evident-near-infrared-light-enables-optical-observation-in-microscopy https://www.laserfocusworld.com/bio-life-sciences/article/55126547/evident-near-infrared-light-enables-optical-observation-in-microscopy Near-infrared (NIR) imaging can help mitigate the challenges of using visible light as an excitation source for biological research. 11 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT Bio&Life Sciences (Sample courtesy of Aoi Gohma and Atsushi Miyawaki, RIKEN CBS-EVIDENT Open Collaboration Center) FIGURE 1. A 3D image of a live mouse brain acquired using an Evident FV4000 MPE microscope and a 25x TruResolution objective.