Biotechnology & Medical Featured Articles

31. Understanding Camera-Based Ultraviolet Imaging And Applications 8/8/2019

    A new generation of advanced UV imaging cameras has opened the door to new applications and enhanced performance in existing applications.

32. Lab Obstacle Run 10/16/2018

    Please welcome the survivors of the Lab Obstacle Run! These tough microorganisms overcame hostile reactions, crushing forces, oxidation, fire, and the fearsome T-cells! Download the cartoon to read their story!

33. Electronification's Impact On Medical Device Manufacturers 9/24/2018

    Rising demand for electronic components -- driven by the automotive, defense, aerospace, and industrial manufacturing industries -- could create supply challenges like price volatility, counterfeiting, relabeling, selling out-of-date parts, and double- or triple-booking orders

34. Understanding Fluorescence Imaging 8/15/2018

    Many modern biological and biomedical research applications rely in part on fluorescence imaging to understand cellular structures and events. This application note details the techniques involved in fluorescence imaging, as well as possible imaging considerations, providing a point of reference for quantitating data obtained from images or movies.

35. SPIE's AR/VR/MR All-Day Conference Delivers Immersive Experience 2/12/2018

    After feasting on a full day of insight from some of the most prominent names in altered and virtual reality technologies, attendees were treated to a panel discussion that assembled pioneers in the space, asking them to muse on its past, present, and future.

36. Seeing Is Believing: VR/AR Headset Demos At SPIE Photonics West 2018 2/6/2018

    It’s safe to say that, whatever the expectations happened to be for last Monday’s altered reality/virtual reality headset demos at SPIE Photonics West, the event's reality surpassed them.

37. Visualizing Growth In Hyperspectral Imaging: A Q&A With TruTag CTO Hod Finkelstein 12/11/2017

    Dr. Finkelstein discussed with Photonics Online how his experience in the medtech and RF industries helped inform decisions when creating new HSI technologies. He offered insight into maintaining balance in the growth of both optical and data processing technologies for HSI, and discussed development of TruTag’s Prism Award-winning hyperspectral imaging solution.

38. A Q&A With Dr. Brian Pogue, Incoming Editor-in-Chief, SPIE Journal of Biomedical Optics 11/13/2017

    Dr. Brian Pogue of Dartmouth College will take the helm as editor-in-chief of SPIE’s Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO) starting Jan. 1, 2018. Pogue spoke with Photonics Online about his decision to join the JBO as editor-in-chief, his vision for the journal, and how he balances all of his interests in limited time.

39. Vision Systems 101: Start With The Video Interface 8/7/2017

    Choosing the right video interface may mean the difference between success and failure for vision system designers. Although the video interface is a small part of the overall vision system, it has a large impact on the cost and usability of the final product.

40. FLIR Thermal Cameras Help To Reduce The Invasiveness Of Cochlear Implant Surgery 8/10/2016

    The surgical placement of Cochlear hearing implants behind the human ear requires a highly trained surgeon, and can result in facial nerve damage, meningitis, tinnitus, infections, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, and potentially more.