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07 May 19
Optical biopsy shows promise in lung cancer trial

Study on 22 patients with the disease shows that real-time diagnostic and staging approach is 'feasible and safe'.

25 Apr 19
Picosun’s ALD tech leads to 'brighter, stronger' micro-LEDs

Atomic layer deposition thin film coating with passivation boosts output and energy efficiency of micro-LEDs.

19 Apr 19
DCS 2019: Kent Periscopes present scope for AFVs

Presents driver of armored fighting vehicle with twin images of surroundings in shortwave or visible light formats.

19 Apr 19
SRI International joins US Army night vision development program

California laboratory joins Microsoft and SiOnyx as partners on 'IVAS' effort to improve soldiers' situational awareness.

16 Apr 19
Orbiting telescope spies first Earth-sized exoplanet

NASA’s 'TESS' probe locates hot new world orbiting a star 53 light years away.

09 Apr 19
Low-cost solar telescope prepares to observe chromosphere

University of Sheffield is supplying the only European device on NASA's High Altitude Student Platform.

08 Apr 19
Seminex launches laser engine production line

US firm manufactures high power infrared diode lasers for military, medical, cosmetic, and dental applications.

03 Apr 19
Pocket-sized laser projector launched on Kickstarter

With standalone and Raspberry Pi versions, the Nebra Anybeam will ‘revolutionize’ sector, says developer.

02 Apr 19
Lumotive solid-state lidar could guide autonomous vehicles

The Bill Gates-backed start-up uses metasurface technology to improve performance.

02 Apr 19
Liquid crystals deflect laser pointer attacks

Lewis University project uses liquid crystals between layers of glass to spread incoming light.

26 Mar 19
Facial recognition spots happy pigs

Project from Scotland’s Rural College and UWE could alert farmers to animal health problems.

26 Mar 19
New confocal technique offers images of working neurons

Boston University project helps reveal complex brain functions in living animals.

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