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Physics
Infrared quantum ghost imaging illuminates living plants but doesn’t disturb them
Experimental setup and photon pair correlation. Credit: Optica (2024). DOI: 10.1364/OPTICA.527982 The study, published in the journal Optica, demonstrates live plant imaging of several representative plant samples, including the biofuel crop sorghum. Using a new detector, researchers obtained clear images of living sorghum plants in light much dimmer than starlight. This advancement enables imaging of delicate and light-sensitive samples such…
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Biology
Hyperspectral imaging technology illuminates a bird’s colorful feathers
Photo of a magnificent bird of paradise specimen. Credit: Image_1: Magnificent Bird of Paradise inset photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnificent_Bird-of-Paradise_0A2A2180.jpg JJ Harrison, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- sa/4.0 /deed.en Image_1: Photo of magnificent bird of paradise specimen: David Ocampo, personal permission. From the shimmering appearance of a peacock’s tail to the distinctive rosettes of a jaguar’s fur, animals display an incredible variety of colors and patterns. Quantifying…
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