In the field of clinical instrumentation and life science research, sensing and optical spectroscopy perform vital roles in a range of applications. Optical spectroscopy offers an optimal method for ...

image: Tissue slices of the left and right hemispheres showing two electrode insertions to (a) an off- target portion of the brain’s right hemisphere (using CARS), and (b) to the subthalamic nucleus ...

We apply routine techniques of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy to establish a systematic procedure for global analysis of the in situ reflectance from coastal water over the 400-900 nm region of the ...

Experimental DRS setup. (Courtesy: S Dadgar et al J. Biomed. Opt. 23 067001/CC BY 3.0). Tumour hypoxia is associated with poor clinical outcome following radiation or chemotherapy in cancer patients.

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 ...

The basics of fiber optic cables and bundles and how they can be used to collect and direct light are discussed in ‘An Introduction to a Spectrometer: Fiber Optic Bundles’. This article will discuss ...

A project at Russia's Orel State University has developed an optical technique for identification of liver carcinomas that should be suitable for use in needle biopsies. "The instrument is designed to ...

art photonics GmbH is proud to announce a new product – NIRman Combi fiber probe, which opens up new perspectives and significantly expanded the capabilities of fiber spectroscopy. Raman and NIR ...

he device, an intraoperative probe that reliably detects multiple types of tumor cells, has been devised by scientists from the Polytechnique Montréal. The device has been tested out at the University ...

Photo-reflectance spectroscopy enhances semiconductor quality control with sensitive, contactless measurements of band structure and electric fields in devices.