Over 400 visitors to Explorathon 18 at Dundee Science Centre investigated how light is changing the way we look at biology and medicine.
The Seeing Life through a New Light activities were delivered by group members Adrià Montalbán, Philip Wijesinghe, and Yoshi Arita, as well as volunteers from the Gather Lab.
The event showcased how simple optical principles could be used for imaging and manipulation of cells and tissues.
Our star attraction is our new acoustic levitator (which you can make for yourself at instructables.com). It helps demonstrate how light and sound can be used to trap and control small objects. Read the original paper on the device in Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Our recent article in Biomedical Optics Express (BOEx), 
Dr Jonathan Nylk, the lead author of the study, was invited to write the article which gives an overview of 
Adrià’s work enables images to be acquired from deep within turbid specimens such as brain tissue and could have a major impact on neuroscience studies of alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and cancer. The new technique could be suitable for clinical use as well as basic research.
Our recent publication, “
Kishan Dholakia, University of St Andrews, School of Physics & Astronomy, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife, is the 2018 winner of the Dennis Gabor Award in recognition of his work in optical beam shaping using dynamic and static diffractive optics. This work has led to paradigm shifts in