Diffuse optical spectroscopy and imaging have emerged as versatile techniques for investigating the optical properties of complex media, particularly in biomedical, environmental and agricultural ...

WASHINGTON — The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded BlackSky a contract worth up to $99 million to develop a large optical imaging payload intended for future space-based intelligence systems.

A space camera optical system based on an off-axis four-mirror freeform design is one such solution, offering a 70° ultra-wide field of view from a 640 km orbital altitude. This system is an ideal ...

Intravital mesoscale imaging plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between cellular and organ-level investigations by enabling high-resolution visualization across large fields of view. Continuous ...

Cerenkov luminescence imaging (CLI) exploits the characteristic blue light emitted when charged particles traverse a dielectric medium at speeds exceeding the phase velocity of light. This phenomenon, ...

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer worldwide, and early detection is key to successful treatment. While traditional methods rely on visual inspection and biopsy, researchers are developing ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technology that can non-invasively generate cross-sectional images of tissue. OCT is widely used in eye clinics to diagnose and manage retinal diseases ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers developed a three-dimensional (3D) photoacoustic tomography (PAT) scanner for rapid vascular imaging. Visualizing ...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have unveiled a planar optical device that significantly enhances the capabilities of dark-field microscopy, achieving ...

Advances in medical imaging technologies have revolutionized how diseases and physical injuries are diagnosed, monitored and treated, leading to better patient outcomes and more personalized care.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common and deadly forms of cancer worldwide. A key reason for its high death toll is that it often goes undetected until it reaches an advanced stage.

Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer, affecting more people each year as detection rates continue to rise. During tumor excision, surgeons often struggle to determine exactly how much ...