Optics

“When imaging advances, science advances”

Sabine Süsstrunk, an expert in scientific photography, has seen first-hand the amazing progress in imaging technology over the past 40 years. And now her field is being upended by artificial intelligence (AI).

Modular software for scientific image reconstruction

EPFL engineers have developed new software called Pyxu that makes it easier and faster to reconstruct images taken at any scale. Their system employs reusable, and universally applicable, bricks of algorithms.

Scientists unveil a DIY structured-illumination microscope

Scientists at EPFL have published a guide to building an add-on that turns a standard optical microscope into an instrument capable of producing super resolution, 3D images of cells, organoids, and embryos.

A machine learning framework that encodes images like a retina

EPFL researchers have developed a machine learning approach to compressing image data with greater accuracy than learning-free computation methods, with applications for retinal implants and other sensory prostheses.

A color-based sensor to emulate skin's sensitivity

In a step toward more autonomous soft robots and wearable technologies, EPFL researchers have created a device that uses color to simultaneously sense multiple mechanical and temperature stimuli.

Making a femtosecond laser out of glass

EPFL scientists show that it is possible to make a femtosecond laser that fits in the palm of one’s hand using a glass substrate.

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