Optical storage and even DNA storage could be a significant contender for the digital archive market in the coming decades.

Custom polymer structures can now be 3D printed inside living cells using laser-based fabrication, opening paths to intracellular sensors, cell tracking tags, and embedded microlasers.

Discover how Raman spectroscopy enables rapid identification of fishing gear polymers.

The integration of O-PTIR and laser scanning technologies is advancing microplastics analysis, offering superior chemical imaging and spectroscopy capabilities.

Thanks to a recent study by researchers at IOCB Prague, it is now possible to monitor processes in living cells more ...

Taking images of tiny structures within cells is tricky business. One technique, cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET), shoots electrons through a frozen sample. The images formed by the electrons ...

Hawaii has joined nine states in banning the sale of fluorescent light bulbs. The legislation took full effect Jan. 1, 2026, under the Hawaii Clean Lighting Standards Act, which passed in 2023. The ...

In 2023, the Government of Canada estimated there were around 100 million lamps containing mercury sold in Canada over the decades. As of January 1, the manufacture and sale of most common fluorescent ...

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