Keyword: Augmented /​ virtual reality

Application Briefs: Imaging
The race for very high resolutions places increased demands not only on display manufacturers, but also on the suppliers of light measurement technology.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A research team has developed a 3D imaging sensor that has an extremely high angular resolution — it can distinguish points of an object separated by an angular distance, of as little as 0.0018°. The sensor operates on a unique angle-to-color conversion principle.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
An Accurate, Low-Cost Tool for Forest Measurement
Researchers have developed an algorithm, which gives an accurate measurement of tree diameter, an important measurement used by scientists to monitor forest health and levels of carbon sequestration.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Bulky, heavy LiDAR systems in self-driving cars could be replaced with a single chip.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The millimeter-sized flat lens can be used in wearable displays for virtual reality, which requires compact, lightweight, and cost-effective components.
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Application Briefs: Transportation

Micro-optics and nanostructures are key technologies for the latest optoelectronic components in smartphones, smart glasses and vehicles. Some examples used in consumer...

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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Through the use of magnetic fields, scientists have developed an electronic sensor that can simultaneously process both touchless and tactile stimuli. Prior attempts have so far failed to combine these functions...

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Briefs: AR/AI

Consumers are looking for augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) glasses that are compact and easy to wear, delivering high-quality imagery with socially acceptable optics...

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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The highly customizable robotic arm can be twisted and turned in all directions.
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Application Briefs: AR/AI

Infinadeck’s omni-directional treadmill debuted in 2018 when it provided Warner Brothers Studios with its prototype omni-directional virtual reality (VR) treadmill for the Steven...

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Briefs: AR/AI
This combination of technologies could enable developments for many optical applications.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Biological insights of fruit fly eye movements could enhance robotics.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The technology has possible uses in monitoring disorders that affect fine motor skills such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
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Technology Leaders: Imaging
Deep learning-based AI allows users to identify 3D objects of arbitrary shape and size in various orientations with high accuracy in the 3D space.
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Briefs: AR/AI
This combination of technologies could enable developments for many optical applications.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A robot could immediately alert a human of small changes in their surrounding environment.
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Briefs: Transportation
The LiDAR-based system could “see through” objects to warn of potential hazards without distracting the driver.
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Briefs: Lighting
The micro-display could enable smartphones and televisions with resolutions of more than 10,000 pixels per inch.
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Articles: Imaging
Learn about a variety of holographic 3D immersive displays.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The system allows multiple users to interact with the same VR app on smartphones, providing opportunities for education, healthcare, and entertainment.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The device can translate expressions into emojis or silent speech commands.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The soft, wearable device simulates the sense of touch and has wide potential in medical and industrial applications.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Tentacle Bot can grip, move, and manipulate a wide range of objects.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This form of thermal management can help enable untethered, high-powered robots to operate for long periods of time without overheating.
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Briefs: AR/AI
See how tantalum disulfide is supporting new kinds of optics, and potentially new kinds of application for VR and self-driving cars.
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Briefs: Automotive
University of Colorado researchers have described a new silicon chip that improves the resolution and scanning speed needed for a lidar system.
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Articles: Wearables
How to design for safety, reliability, and connectivity using the latest circuit protection technologies and board layout strategies.
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Briefs: Imaging
This system places virtual objects within real-world backgrounds on cellphone screens and lets people interact with those objects by hand as if they were really there.
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Briefs: Motion Control
The skin could help rehabilitation and enhance virtual reality by instantaneously adapting to a wearer's movements.
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