News cutting-edge laser technology that gets under your skin
A highly specialist laser capable of analyzing potentially deadly diseases as never before is under development at Heriot-Watt University. The Deep Tissue project is a state-of-the-art laser that aims to carry out greater analysis of biological tissue including skin, bone and even plant life. The three-year project builds upon research carried out by Professor Derryck Reid from the university’s Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPAQS), to create a laser capable of gathering tissue data to a depth more than double what is presently available [...]