MIT engineers have developed a way to closely track how plants respond to stresses such as injury, infection, and light damage, using sensors made of carbon nanotubes. These sensors can be embedded in plant leaves, where they report on hydrogen peroxide signaling waves.

Much better treatment options now exist for many illnesses compared to what was available ten years ago. Their effectiveness depends, however, on early detection. Laboratory diagnostics create a highly dynamic bond between scientific progress and medical applications.

HKU biomedical engineers have achieved a significant breakthrough in neuroimaging by using a novel high-speed microscope to capture brain neuroactivities.

Researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, the Institute of Solid State Physics, Graz University of Technology in Austria and the Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau in France have developed a production method to synthesise high-quality copper oxide microcrystals for quantum photonics as the material is capable of leading to new schemes for quantum information processing with light in the solid state.

With the help of synchrotron X-rays, Swedish and Canadian researchers succeeded in taking a close look inside the human ear three-dimensionally. The study can provide an explanation for why it is so effective to treat deafness in people with cochlear implants (CI).

By applying their own microelectro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology, Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a palm-sized “Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) engine C15511-01”.

Dr. Vinayak Rane has been awarded the Inspire Faculty fellowship by the Indian Government’s Ministry of Science and Technology for his project which aimed at enhancing the sensitivity of magnetic resonance techniques.

Researchers from Cambridge University and University of California San Diego have 3D printed coral-inspired structures that are capable of growing dense populations of microscopic algae. Their results, reported in the journal Nature Communications, open the door to new bio-inspired materials and their applications for coral conservation.

Ziath has announced the launch of a semi-automatic device designed to take the strain out of applying friction sealing mats or septum sealing caps to SBS format tube racks.

Dr. Thomas Schinecker talks about demographic change, health policy and how increasing complexity can be managed for the benefit of patients, physicians, laboratories and the health care system. The interview was conducted by Dr. Ilka Ottleben from the LP editorial team.