We Found This Interesting

Some things we have found are too interesting to keep to ourselves. Please enjoy these links.

The first living laser! Green fluorescent protein in a cell is used as gain medium for a laser.

Early video of Optotune, its founders and the technology behind the ground breaking tunable lenses. From SF1 April 3rd 2009 (in German).

A review article explaining surface enhanced Raman-scattring and showing the remarkable enhancement that can be achieved with SERS.

Video of Fredrik Strage listing the best inventions in the movies (in Swedish).

Video of Erik Bergsten introducing the laser in the swedish TV-show "Tekniskt Magasin" (in Swedish).

The Microscope Imaging Station at the Exploratorium provides a unique opportunity to explore the microscopic world.

Interesting flash explanation of the flow cytometry process.

Molecular Expressions introduction to optical microscopy, digital imaging and photomicrography.