Craig Morgan outlines why comparator clinical trials are useful and provides points to consider to ensure the best outcome. In clinical trials, a comparator drug (defined as ‘an investigational or ...

Despite randomised clinical trials (RCTs) being the gold standard for drug approval studies, the shift towards precision medicine has increased the use of single-arm trials (SATs). SATs lack results ...

Optical sensors are a broad class of device for detecting light intensity. This can be just a simple component for notifying when ambient light levels rise above or fall below a prescribed level, or a ...

Fibre optics and optical communications is the use of thin strands of glass for sending information encoded into light over long distances. Total internal reflection prevents light inserted into one ...

Ultrashort laser pulses—that are shorter than a millionth of a millionth of a second—have transformed fundamental science, engineering and medicine. Despite this, their ultrashort duration has made ...