Contact lenses correct many people's eyesight but do nothing to improve the blurry vision of those suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness among older adults in the western world. ...
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Shortly after the Hubble Space Telescope went into orbit in 1990 it was discovered that the craft had blurred vision. Fortunately, Space Shuttle astronauts were able to remedy the problem a few years later with supplemental ...
Aug 23, 2012
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Researchers have developed a photoacoustic imaging watch for high-resolution imaging of blood vessels in the skin. The wearable device could offer a non-invasive way to monitor hemodynamic indicators such as heart rate, blood ...
Mar 11, 2024
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Researchers have developed a new catheter-based device that combines two powerful optical techniques to image the dangerous plaques that can build up inside the arteries that supply blood to the heart. By providing new details ...
Mar 5, 2024
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Researchers have developed a wearable optical device for early detection of hemorrhage during labor or after childbirth. This serious heavy bleeding can be hard to detect before it becomes an emergency and accounts for almost ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Researchers have developed an automated version of the viral plaque assay, the gold-standard method for detecting and quantifying viruses. The new method uses time-lapse holographic imaging and deep learning to greatly reduce ...
Aug 31, 2023
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With an aging global population comes a need for new sensor technologies that can help clinicians and caregivers remotely monitor a person's health. New smart pants based on fiber optic sensors could help by offering a nonintrusive ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Researchers have shown that a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) diode, which is commonly used in telecommunications and lidar applications, could offer a less expensive light source for swept-source optical coherence ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Miniature microscopes attached to the heads of living mice have enabled researchers to gain important insights about the neuronal pathways behind complex behaviors. Now, researchers report a new generation of head-mounted ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become an increasingly common treatment for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, but the procedure still carries significant risks. A new probe that performs two types of spectroscopy ...
Mar 20, 2023
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