Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University developed a "microscalpel", an experimental system based on a super fast laser and something called "two-photon fluorescence microscopy", to zap individual cells while preserving those around the target area.
To develop the miniature laser-surgery system, Ben-Yakar [Adela Ben-Yakar, mechanical engineering Assistant Professor at UT Austin --ed.] worked with co-author Olav Solgaard at Stanford University's Electrical Engineering Department to incorporate a miniaturized scanning mirror. Ben-Yakar and her graduate student Chris Hoy, another co-author, also used a novel fiber optic cable that can withstand intense ligh[...]