With huge opportunities for light-based diagnostics and therapeutics to combat disease, successful clinical translation depends on funding robust trials – and greater trust between developers and end-users, finds Jessica Rowbury
Photonics West industry update paints a positive outlook. Matthew Dale reports
Spectroradiometry can help producers and users ensure UV-based virus-fighting equipment really works, finds Andy Extance
The coinciding conference, World of Photonics Congress, will be held in a digital format on the original dates of 20–24 June
In this overview, we explore the optical sensing tools and techniques available from Ocean Insight for virus detection. Our focus? Rapid testing and screening for viruses including COVID-19.
Trumpf headquarters in Ditzingen, Germany
The group's sales revenues fell by 8 per cent, and its order intake by 11 per cent
There is no replacement for in-person events, says Carlos Lee, but there are many reasons to be cautious
The event will take place 6-11 March 2021, in San Francisco's Moscone Center
The authors suggest that placing UVC light sources at ventilation systems and rooms not in use, without direct optical paths to humans, helps reduce virus propagation. Credit: Nacho Gaubert
A study involved experts in the fields of virology, immunology, aerosols, architecture, and physics, analyse possible methods to prevent Sars-Cov-2 propagation indoors
The technology uses laser interferometry to detect proteins such as procalcitonin, which increases in blood during a bacterial infection
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Tiny nanodiamonds are being used to dramatically optimise the calibration of optical microscopes, Matthew Dale finds
After the test disk is placed inside the chamber, some fine tuning is required to ensure they are horizontal and perfectly centred (credit: Caltech)
LIGO scientists have developed a new mirror coating that could dramatically increase the observatory's detection rate of gravitational waves
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Advances in research have made strides in the improvement of wearable and AR/VR displays
LLNL optical engineers Justin Wolfe (left) and Simon Cohen are seen through the 'r' filter (credit: Garry McLeod)
A telescope, described as one of the world’s newest, has been completed following a project undertaken by researchers to develop some very specialist optical filters
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Advances in optical prisms are being used to help researchers gain a greater understanding of space and astronomy
Universities offering associate degrees for optics technicians could help answer the photonics skills shortage, finds Jessica Rowbury
