Future Tech: Almost Here, Round-the-corner Future Technology Podcast

In this podcast, the principal investigator at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dr. Stephen Boppart, details the development of a novel portable imaging system with research and clinical applications. He discusses: How the laser they’ve developed is able to scan tissues and produce images without the use of potentially toxic dyes and contrast materials In what capacity this new imaging technology can be used in vivo and in the operating room, and how this could allow for a real-time determination of how aggressive a tumor is Why standard procedures in histology miss critical information about tissues and metabolic activity, and how this new technology can bypass the problem Dr. Boppart expounds on the many research and clinical applications of this new technology, which include exploration of fundamental questions in biology and carcinogenesis, and detection of biomarkers leading to earlier cancer diagnosis. One of his main f