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16 Oct 24
University of Birmingham phototherapy aids recovery from mild traumatic brain injury

Study finds particular IR wavelengths improve outcomes and promote regeneration.

16 Oct 24
ETH Zurich creates laser with peak powers of 100 MW

Such laser pulses – with “record” 550 W average power – could be used for precision measurements.

15 Oct 24
Laser-based additive manufacturing to help produce ‘green’ hydrogen

German “AM2H2” project is developing multi-material energy converter to boost production efficiency.

15 Oct 24
MIT expansion microscopy allows clearer views of brain tissue

New protocol brings technique within reach of conventional labs and existing microscopes.

09 Oct 24
MIT optical tweezers grip cells over larger distances

Design based on integrated silicon photonics expands utility of optical tweezers for biological research.

08 Oct 24
Fraunhofer IAF achieves first operation of dual-media NV diamond laser

“Laser threshold magnetometry” offers many medical diagnostics and treatment processes.

26 Sep 24
Understanding light-wave propagation in anisotropic materials

Italian group combines spatiotemporal analysis of light transport to resolve interplay of different scattering coefficients.

25 Sep 24
LZH developing new process for hybrid laser arc welding with thick wire

ÖkoHybrid project aims to weld thick steel parts faster, more efficiently.

25 Sep 24
Fraunhofer IPMS improves cochlear implants with OLED-on-silicon probes

Tiny locally controllable pixels on a chip allow light stimulation to be precisely directed.

24 Sep 24
Optically-induced immunoassay detects coronavirus spike proteins in 5 min

Osaka Met University develops sensitive method using the “weak light” of a laser pointer.

19 Sep 24
Novel OLED from Michigan could replace bulky night vision goggles with light design

Plus a memory effect in the OLEDs promises vision systems that “sense incoming images”.

19 Sep 24
German partners research electrically-pumped semiconductor disk lasers…

…and Heriot-Watt funded by Europe to develop new attosecond laser system.

 
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