Photonics makes an essential contribution to solving contemporary and future social problems. How does photonics play a role in the laboratory and how will this develop in the coming years? During the seminar Photonics: future or an opportunity for now? on Tuesday, October 2 Ron van der Kolk from PhotonicsNL a presentation about the background of Photonics. Arjen Amelink discusses the application of light in medicine, Lien Smeesters discusses the use of photonics in improving food safety and Shyama Banerjee talk about using photonics for concrete recycling inspection.
Ron van der Kolk from PhotonicsNL kicks off the semimar with a presentation about the background of Photonics. What is it actually? And what can you do with it? As a Key Enabling Technology of the 21st century, photonics is becoming increasingly important. In his presentation, Ron provides an insight into the world of photonics: what is light as a technology, where can it be applied and what does the Dutch photonics landscape look like.
Medical photonics is a multidisciplinary field where physicists collaborate with biologists and physicians to optimally utilize the properties of light for medical purposes. Light offers countless possibilities to collect diagnostically relevant information about biological tissue in a non- or minimally invasive manner. TNO's research focuses primarily on photonics-based diagnostic devices for use throughout the entire health chain: for prevention in the 0th line, for diagnostics in the 1st and 2nd line, and for therapy effectiveness monitoring in the 0th to 2nd line. . In his presentation light Arjen Amelink explains some of these applications of light in medicine.
Lien Smeesters from VU Brussels discusses photonics technologies that improve food safety. The interaction of laser light with food products makes it possible to detect the presence of harmful elements, without affecting the products themselves. As an example, we focus on monitoring acrylamide formation during the production of fries and on the detection of mycotoxins in grains. The integration of the optical sensing technologies into laser-based scanning systems, lab-on-a-chip configurations and robotics paves the way to industrial implementation, contributing to increased food safety.
Shyama Banerjee from TU Delft talks about the use of photonics for concrete recycling inspection. Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has been proposed to the recycling industry as a potential technique for detecting and analyzing waste materials. Concrete waste intended for reuse in new concrete may only contain small amounts of contaminants such as wood, gypsum and asbestos, the presence and contents of which can be efficiently detected with LIBS. TU Delft research is aimed at developing a LIBS system with detection limits that enable reliable inspection of the quality of concrete waste, without disrupting primary processes in the challenging industrial environment.
The seminar will take place on Tuesday, October 2 between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM. You can Register now for free for participating in this seminar.
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