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Bio&Life Sciences

PRM-SRS microscopy platform the first to distinguish specific lipid types

May 7, 2024
A Raman microscopy-based imaging approach could crack the long-elusive code of lipids, their subtypes, and the key roles they play in human health, aging, and disease.

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Test & Measurement

New tool determines characteristics of light-based quantum states

May 6, 2024
Researchers develop a technique to measure the quantum mechanical properties of electromagnetic fields at the single-photon level.
(Courtesy of Albrecht Stroh, University Medical Center Mainz and Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research)
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Three-photon microscopy comes of age

May 3, 2024
How does three-photon microscopy stack up against two-photon microscopy?
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Hyperbolic mirrors enhance petawatt laser focus

May 2, 2024
Researchers discover single-wavelength focal spots can be achieved by combining a rotational hyperbolic mirror with a parabolic mirror for current femtosecond petawatt-class lasers...

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