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January 09, 2006
Raman spectroscopy: a complex technology moving from lab to the clinic — and before too long, the marketplace
If you haven't heard of Raman spectroscopy yet, it's a good bet that you
will soon. The optical measurement technique is so flexible that it can
analyze lunar rocks and other objects from outer space — as well as
determine the chemical content of natural gases formed deep...
September 22, 2005
Plan the work... then work the plan
A venture capitalist, an optical engineer and a business plan writer walk
into a bar. "What is this?" the bartender asks. "Some kind of joke?" In the
real world, the creation of that most crucial of entrepreneurial documents —
the business plan — is...
June 17, 2005
The 3 B's of scientific success: brains, businessmen and bucks
It's a harsh reality: Absent business savvy and financial backing,
engineers' best designs and scientific breakthroughs may remain little more
than intriguing concepts. For idea-rich, but cash-poor optics scientists,
partnering with financial backers may seem a necessary evil. In...
October 01, 2002 [Updated October 17, 2003]
CMOS: a breakthrough for digital cameras
Unhappy with the quality of the images from your digital camera? You are not
alone. Consumers shopping for new digital cameras rank image quality the
most important factor influencing their buying decisions. The number of
consumers buying digital cameras has made digital camera...
June 15, 2002 [Updated August 18, 2003]
Free-space optics: telecom without the fiber
Free-space optics (FSO) was a hot investment topic in the 1990s, then fell
quietly out of favor. When FSO started to make the news again recently,
OpticsReport decided to investigate the technology. What has changed over
the past 10 years to support FSO's reappearance? Namely...
June 15, 2002 [Updated August 17, 2003]
Free-space optics (FSO) submerged
Drop FSO in the water, and you have a much-needed vehicle for undersea
communication. Harbor inspection, oil-rig maintenance, and linking
submarines to land are just a few of the demands undersea-FSO will satisfy.
The challenge of making FSO function through water is formidable, so...
July 03, 2003
Biometrics: Your fingers, face, and eyes in a whole new light
What was my password?
Place your finger on a sensor, look into a camera, or speak into a
microphone—your body parts and mannerisms can confirm your identity.
Biometrics, the technology that uses physiological or behavioral
characteristics to make identifications, has...
April 01, 2002 [Updated June 23, 2003]
Optics enables genomics, clinical diagnostics, and drug discovery
A visit to the doctor's office in 2010 will be much different than today.
Your doctor might take a urine sample, diagnose you 15 minutes later with
something very serious by today's standards, and hand you a prescription as
though your problem is little more than a sore throat. From...
February 01, 2002 [Updated June 21, 2003]
Optics to fight antibiotic resistance with laser tweezers
Just a few decades ago, developers of antibiotics believed they had
checkmated bacteria. A healthy arsenal of drugs had been developed to combat
most known bacteria. There seemed to be no room in the antibiotic market for
new drugs, and most of the research and development of new...
December 01, 2001 [Updated June 20, 2003]
Optics in defense applications
From offensive weapons to defensive detection systems, the defense world
relies on optics. Optical guidance systems direct munitions and anti-missile
defenses to targets, and are capable of sending an 18-foot missile through a
window. Satellite and plane-based surveillance systems...
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