Modulight to develop laser for Bausch and Lomb photodynamic therapy
5 December 2018
Modulight has entered into an agreement to develop a laser specifically designed for use with Bausch and Lomb's Visudyne photodynamic therapy
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Japanese researchers build LED into contact lens
23 November 2018
Imec, Ghent University, and Japanese contact lens manufacturer Seed have built a contact lens with an integrated LED
Nano-scale lasers to track cells in body
22 November 2018
A team of researchers has developed tiny lasers that could revolutionise the understanding and treatment of many diseases by enabling doctors to track individual cells
Raman devices show promise for blood glucose testing
1 November 2018
Advances in Raman spectroscopy could one day make invasive blood glucose tests a thing of the past
Scottish photonics consortium awarded grant for novel optics
24 October 2018
A Scottish photonics consortium consisting of PowerPhotonic, Optoscribe, Optocap and Fraunhofer UK Research, has been awarded a grant of £900,000 by Innovate UK to develop novel optics for miniaturised RGB laser sources
Novanta buys $45.7m Laser Quantum shares
8 October 2018
Novanta has acquired the remaining shares of Laser Quantum for $45.7 million in cash and restricted stock
Researchers develop laser capable of producing sound using light
24 July 2018
A team of international researchers led by engineers at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a tuneable laser capable of producing phonons
World's most intense laser system declared fully operational
5 July 2018
After five years of development, the world’s most intense diode-pumped petawatt laser has been declared fully integrated and operational
Optical mammography modification ups sensitivity for cancer imaging
29 March 2018
A group of Italian researchers has developed a modification to optical mammography instrumentation that increases the sensitivity of the medical imaging technique by up to a thousand-fold
Photonics takeaways from the Medica trade fair
7 December 2017
Dr Wenko Süptitz, Spectaris, reports on November's Medica show, where optical diagnostics, endoscopy, microscopy, medical lasers and Industry 4.0 were highlighted as important areas for photonics
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