Microscopy News
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3 Rock-Solid Predictions (j/k) About What To Expect From Photonics In 2024
12/7/2023
Before 2023 comes to an end we want to go on record with three things that we guarantee will happen in 2024.
(Guarantee not valid anywhere, anytime, and/or any place. Void everywhere.)
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2023's Best: Methane Super Emitters, The Valley Of Death, Hidden Cities, And Maple Syrup
12/6/2023
It’s that time again. Let’s take a look at the most-read articles that appeared on Photonics Online this year. It’s got intrigue, suspense, and surprises. Oh, and infrared, LiDAR, and so much more.
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How Microscopy Helps Big Pharma With The Little Things
11/21/2023
Microscopy plays a crucial role in various aspects of pharmaceutical research and development within life sciences. Let’s take a look at how Big Pharma uses this technology to discover new drugs, perform quality control, and more.
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Everybody Loves LiDAR
10/27/2023
LiDAR – is there anything it can’t do? Invented in the 1960s on the heels of the invention of the laser, LiDAR became commercially viable in the late 1980s. Today, it’s omnipresent, allowing us to do things we’ve never seen before in ways we never imagined.
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24 Ways Biophotonics Improves Medical Imaging And Robotic Surgery
9/19/2023
Biophotonics, when applied to medical imaging or robotic surgery, significantly advances healthcare by offering a multifaceted approach to diagnosis, treatment, and surgery while improving patient care and outcomes.
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How Hexapods Improve Confocal Microscopy
9/12/2023
Hexapods enhance confocal microscopy with precise 3D positioning, vibration damping, autofocusing, image stabilization, and large-scale scanning. They're ideal for complex imaging tasks in biological and materials science research, easily integrated with other imaging modalities, and user-friendly.
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7 Spectroscopy-Related Discoveries You Need To Know About
6/28/2023
​Spectroscopy has played a part in several recent discoveries over the past couple of months, from discovering new, exotic states of matter to revealing the invisible. Let’s take a look at seven of these breakthroughs that are in the news.
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Atomic Force Microscopes And Treating … Baldness?
6/23/2023
Atomic force microscopes, first developed in the mid-1980s by Gerd Binig, Calvin Quate, and Christoph Gerber, gather information by “feeling” the surface with a mechanical probe. Today, AFM serves as a reliable and high-precision measurement tool for analyzing surfaces. They also played a role in discovering a potential treatment for baldness.
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LASER World Of Photonics Celebrates 50 Years Of Laser
6/7/2023
Fifty years ago, LASER 73 brought together about 100 exhibitors to marvel at all photonics had to offer. Now, tens of thousands are flocking to Munich to attend LASER World of PHOTONICS, one of photonics’ leading trade fairs.
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Defense + Commercial Sensing: Exploring The Latest Innovations In Imaging, Sensing, And Photonic Technologies
4/11/2023
Over the past 68 years, SPIE has been connecting, engaging, and serving its global constituency of more than 258,000 people from 184 countries. A big part of meeting that mission is accomplished by hosting conferences and exhibitions and, at the end of the month, SPIE will be hosting a big one: The Defense + Commercial Sensing conference and exhibition.