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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Unmanned aircraft present a range of optics challenges.
Products: Semiconductors & ICs
Infrared lens testers, fiber optic transceivers, spectral radiometers, and more.
Briefs: Materials
The design may enable miniature zoom lenses for drones, cellphones, or night-vision goggles.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Fano Resonance Optical Coatings (FROCs) can both transmit and reflect the same color simultaneously.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Twelve years ago, physicists turned on the first x-ray laser, and since then it and several others around the world have proved themselves revolutionary probes of...
Products: Lighting
Automotive camera monitors, curved CMOS sensors, fiber lasers, and more.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
The demand for detecting infrared (IR) light, invisible to human eyes, is constantly growing, due to a wide variety of applications ranging from food quality control and remote sensing to...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Autofocus, Waterproof Lenses
Edmund Optics® (EO) (Barrington, NJ) offers the TECHSPEC® LT Series and TECHSPEC® Cw Series fixed focal length lenses. TECHSPEC® LT Series fixed focal length lenses combine an integrated liquid...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
These tiny detectors could record characteristics of light such as color, polarity, and angle.
Briefs: AR/AI
Artificial intelligence is used to decode X-ray images faster, which could aid innovations in medicine, materials, and energy.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Uncooled Thermal Lens
British threat detection specialist Silent Sentinel (Hertfordshire, UK) has expanded its Aeron Ranger suite of cameras to include a brand-new 25-150mm Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) uncooled thermal lens,...
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Learn about tooling challenges and other considerations when designing micro-optics, including metrology equipment capabilities, and post-molding assembly.
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
What you need to know before you incorporate large diameter aspheres into your optical systems.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Ultra-Miniaturized Microendoscope
The lens-free scope produces higher-quality images at a fraction of the size.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic images.
Articles: Photonics/Optics
The virtual event offers a mix of live plenary talks, on-demand technical presentations and discussions, online networking and special events.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Bandpass Filters
MidOpt® (Palatine, IL) introduced the BP450 Indigo Bandpass and the BN450 Narrow Indigo Bandpass, two new filters designed for multi-application use. The BP450 enhances the viewing of subjects illuminated by a...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Applications include characterizing additively manufactured components and baggage screening.
INSIDER Product: Data Acquisition
Spectrophotometer for a Microscope
CRAIC Technologies (San Dimas, CA) has introduced the 508 PV™ UV-visible-NIR spectrophotometer for your microscope. The 508 Perfect Vision™ is designed to be added to an open photoport of a...
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Once installed at Las Campanas Observatory in the Chilean Andes, the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) will introduce incredible opportunities for astrophysics.
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will Flat Fisheye Lenses Play a Greater Role in Medical Imaging and Consumer Electronics?
A recent Tech Briefs TV video demonstrated an achievement from engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. The teams designed the first completely flat fisheye lens to produce crisp, 180-degree panoramic images. The lenses, according to...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Traditional spark plugs are replaced by an optical pumping source.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Nanowire masks, underwater imaging, and tiny 3D-printed block that repair bone breaks.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
For planned robotic and crewed missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA is developing and testing precise landing and hazard-avoidance technologies. A combination of laser sensors, a camera, a high-speed...
Products: Electronics & Computers
High-temp infrared emitter, single-frequency SWIR lasers, hazard testing systems, and more.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
One unexpected application for spider silk is its use in the creation of biocompatible lenses.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Features include unusual color changes and high touch sensitivity.
Briefs: Energy
Self-powering, color-changing humidity sensors are applicable to various fields including smart windows, health care, and safety management.
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Webcasts
Webinars: Software
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Webinars: Materials
Superior Environmental Protection with Ultra-Thin Parylene and Multilayer...
Summits: Power
Battery Manufacturing & Simulation Summit 2026
Webinars: Energy
Virtual Screening of Materials for Increased Battery Performance
Webinars: Software
Scaling SDV Development with Virtualization
Webinars: Electronics & Computers
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