Laser particles could provide sharper images of tissues

Friday, November 4, 2016 - 10:01 in Physics & Chemistry

A new imaging technique developed by scientists at MIT, Harvard University, and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) aims to illuminate cellular structures in deep tissue and other dense and opaque materials. Their method uses tiny particles embedded in the material, that give off laser light. The team synthesized these “laser particles” in the shape of tiny […]

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