Researchers pioneer fluid-based laser scanning for brain imaging

When Darwin Quiroz first started working with optics as an undergraduate, he was developing atomic magnetometers. That ...
Nature

Tunnel Deformation Monitoring Using Laser Scanning Technology

Laser scanning technology, particularly through terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and LiDAR, has ushered in a transformative era in tunnel deformation monitoring. These techniques collect vast ...
Optics

Dispelix, Colorchip, Maradin partner to develop MEMS-based laser scanning solutions for AR glasses

A partnership comprising Dispelix, ColorChip, and Maradin has announced they will work together to further advance laser beam scanning solutions (LBS) for augmented reality (AR) glasses. The ...
Gizmodo

Turns Out You Can Turn Old Blu-Ray Players into Microscopes

Optical microscopes typically max out at anywhere between 500x to 1,500x magnification, at which point you need to switch to a scanning microscope to zoom any closer. They come with some functional ...
Ars Technica

Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope

Blu-rays never quite managed to usurp DVDs entirely. Recent estimates, based on data gathered by Nielsen VideoScan and MediaPlayNews, suggest that as of Q2 2022, DVDs still controlled 51.4 percent of ...