The novel distortion matrix approach enables detection of micro-calcifications in breast cancer. These precursors of breast cancer are impossible to detect in the conventional ultrasound image.

Left: Artistic impression of metal spheres buried in small glass beads. Middle: Conventional ultrasound picture. Right: With the new technology, the positions of the metal spheres can be precisely ...

A new technique that efficiently retrieves scattered light from fluorescent sources can be used to record neuronal signals coming from deep within the brain. The technique, developed by physicists at ...