Graphene Drum Measures Light
Oct-19-19
An innovative mechanical method of measuring all types of light could have applications ranging from astronomy to medical imaging.The technique created by a team from the University of Oregon relies on a graphene nanomechanical bolometer—a device made up of a sheet of ‘bouncy’ graphene stretched over a hole in a piece of silicon. When light hits the graphene sheet, the material will heat and expand to change the vibrational pitch of the drum-like device. That pitch change can then be analyzed by researchers to measure the amount of light hitting the bolometer.
According to team leader professor Benjamín Alemán, “We hope this device will help scientists crack the mysteries of our sun and other stars, improve medical diagnostics through safer thermal X-ray imaging, and help firefighters see better in fires to save more lives.”
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They have a hard time measuring the effectiveness of enzymes that metabolize drugs in the human body. They measure the effectiveness by viewing the light output of the chemical process. They can't do it with quantity and thus there are no exacts or standards. I wonder if this new nano technology could be used in the application of pharmacogenetics?
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They have a hard time measuring the effectiveness of enzymes that metabolize drugs in the human body. They measure the effectiveness by viewing the light output of the chemical process. They can't do it with quantity and thus there are no exacts or standards. I wonder if this new nano technology could be used in the application of pharmacogenetics?
Posted by Joseph Rindone on April 28, 2023
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