Tag: light
Hologram Method Used to Study Neurons
- By Emily Singer
- 08/26/2011
The approach could ultimately be used to rapidly screen new drugs designed to protect brain cells.
Pacing the Heart with Light
- By Courtney Humphries
- 08/16/2011
A new study uses optogenetics to control beating heart cells, pointing the way toward a better pacemaker.
Genes Controlled with Light
- By Emily Singer
- 06/23/2011
- 1 Comment
Scientists have found a way to use light to control blood sugar in mice.
Brain Control
- By David H. Freedman
- 10/27/2010
- 1 Comment
Ed Boyden is learning how to alter behavior by using light to turn neurons on and off.
Nanopillars that Trap More Light
- By Prachi Patel
- 07/16/2010
- 9 Comments
The new design could lead to cheaper solar cells.
Smarter LED Lights
- By Kevin Bullis
- 03/16/2010
- 2 Comments
A new lighting system uses network cables, instead of electrical wires, to supply power and carry data.
Contact Lenses that Respond to Light
- By Jennifer Chu
- 11/10/2009
- 3 Comments
UV-responsive dyes embedded in contact lenses can quickly adapt.
Nobel for Revolutionary Optical Technologies
- By Katherine Bourzac
- 10/06/2009
- 5 Comments
The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to a fiber-optics pioneer and the inventors of digital-imaging chips.
New Type of Disappearing Ink
- By Prachi Patel
- 08/27/2009
- 3 Comments
Nanoparticle inks that fade away in hours could be ideal for secure communications.
Cheaper LEDs
- By Katherine Bourzac
- 08/20/2009
- 1 Comment
Flexible arrays of bright inorganic LEDs could mean cheaper displays and lighting.
Making Light Bulbs from DNA
- By Prachi Patel
- 07/22/2009
- 5 Comments
Dye-doped DNA nanofibers can be tuned to emit different colors of light.
Ultra-Efficient Organic LEDs
- By Duncan Graham-Rowe
- 05/15/2009
- 6 Comments
OLEDs could soon give fluorescent lighting a run for its money.
Mice Get Hooked on Light
- By Jocelyn Rice
- 03/19/2009
- 1 Comment
Hybrid proteins that respond to light could reveal the biochemistry of addiction.
Lighting Up Cells in 3-D
- By Courtney Humphries
- 02/09/2009
A new technique pushes the boundaries of super-resolution light microscopy.
New E-Paper Technology Speeds Up
- By Prachi Patel
- 01/08/2009
Research shows that photonic crystals can change color as quickly as other technologies.
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