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An elegant technique that provides molecular imaging with simultaneous anatomical co-registration of internal organs has now been demonstrated on a mouse. Nature Photonics spoke to Elizabeth Hillman about her dynamic fluorescence molecular imaging technique.
Biophotonics shows great promise but to fulfil its true potential, biologists, physicists and engineers will need to work harder to understand each other.
An elegant approach to imaging the interior organs of small animals with improved visibility and accuracy looks set to help drug development and disease research.
Lasers that are powered by sunlight alone could have a promising future thanks to an efficient and compact design that can scale to high output powers.
The medical sector is one of the fastest growing segments of the optics market. As companies look to expand their efforts in this area, better-than-average growth is expected over the coming decade.
Thanks to innovations in wireless, LED and CCD sensor technology, it is now possible to make a camera pill for patients to swallow. Adarsh Sandhu spoke to Olympus Medical Systems about their latest developments in endoscopy.
The continuing rapid progress of quantum information technology was evident from the latest research presented at the CLEO/Europe–IQEC conference in Munich.
Over 40 years ago, a device known as a mirrorless optical parametric oscillator was proposed. Only now has it been demonstrated in the lab. Nature Photonics talked to Carlota Canalias and Valdas Pasiskevicius of KTH, The Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, to find out how.
The jobs market is looking up and scientists with a sound grounding in photonics are in increasing demand. With such a choice of career directions, it is worth taking a moment to reflect on where you want to be.
The idea of photovoltaic cells that can be printed onto thin, flexible plastic substrates are an enticing prospect for promoting solar energy generation. Duncan Graham-Rowe reports.
The first experimental demonstration of a mirrorless optical parametric oscillator could lead to compact sources of tunable light that require fewer parts and are alignment free.