Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Manufacturing Ultra-Thin Camera Lenses
Ultra-thin and flexible metalenses could replace traditional camera lenses.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Kodiak 3D LiDAR
This system provides low-cost, reliable 3D LiDAR images in nearly any lighting condition.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Niobium Titanium Nitride Thin Film Coating
Applications include terahertz medical imaging and communications.
Briefs: Materials
A Near-Perfect Blackbody Calibration Target
This rapid and cost-effective technique yields a uniform etched surface with 99.5 percent emissivity.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Compound for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)
The material could enable cheaper and more environmentally friendly displays and large-area lighting.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Next-Generation Computer Chip Has Two Heads
The chip combines two functions — logic operations and data storage — into a single architecture, paving the way to more efficient devices.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Autonomous HVAC System Measures Facial Temperature
The system turns faces into thermostats, providing more comfort with less energy.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Handheld Device Diagnoses Skin Cancer
The device could reduce the need for painful biopsies by 50 percent.
Briefs: Wearables
Robot Takes Contact-Free Measurements of Patients’ Vital Signs
The mobile system could reduce healthcare workers’ exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
Briefs: Imaging
Earphone Tracks Facial Expressions, Even with a Facemask
The device can translate expressions into emojis or silent speech commands.
Briefs: Imaging
High-Resolution X-Ray Camera System
The system has applications in X-ray spectroscopy, pump probes, and molecule imaging.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
3D Camera Merges Depth and Spectral Data
The camera collects the spatial and spectral information required for self-driving cars, machine vision, corrosion detection, and other applications.
The system allows multiple users to interact with the same VR app on smartphones, providing opportunities for education, healthcare, and entertainment.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Atomically Thin Light-Emitting Device for Invisible Displays
Invisible displays on walls and windows would be bright when turned on but invisible when turned off.
Briefs: Imaging
Using Computer Tomography Images to Simulate Heart Function
Rather than using supecomputers, heart function simulation can be performed at the CT scanner.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
3D X-Ray Imager for 3D Object Retrieval
Applications include characterizing additively manufactured components and baggage screening.
Briefs: Imaging
Infrared Detectors Enhance Night-Vision Cameras
The ability to enhance night vision could improve what can be seen in space, in chemical and biological disaster areas, and on the battlefield.
Briefs: Imaging
Algorithm Improves Navigation of Autonomous Driving Robots
Future robots could be taught how to outperform humans.
Briefs: AR/AI
“Alexa, Go to The Kitchen and Fetch Me a Snack”
MIT engineers are envisioning robots more like home helpers.
Briefs: Imaging
Virtual and Augmented Reality Device Simulates Vision Loss
VR/AR devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma.
Briefs: Medical
High-Performance, Low-Field MRI for Cardiac and Lung Imaging
The system could enhance image-guided procedures that diagnose and treat disease and make medical imaging more affordable and accessible.
Briefs: Imaging
Detector Senses X-Rays Over a Broad Energy Range
New materials generate precise X-ray images with a lower amount of exposure.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Radar Enables Cars to Spot Hazards Around Corners
Using radar commonly deployed to track speeders and fastballs, the automated system “sees” around corners to spot oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
The sensor enables detection of items for security screening, intrusion detection, forensics, and medical imaging.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Lenslet-Based Integral Field Spectrograph
Applications include biomedical imaging, remote sensing, and heliophysics research.
Briefs: Imaging
Imaging Technology Could Improve Cancer Surgery
Cancer treatment could be dramatically improved by precisely locating the edges of tumors during surgery to remove them.
Briefs: Imaging
Ambient Light Alters Refraction in 2D Material
See how tantalum disulfide is supporting new kinds of optics, and potentially new kinds of application for VR and self-driving cars.
A NIST method employs a neural network to detect patterns like geometric objects in imaging data.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Psychosensory Electronic Skin Technology for AI and Humanoid Development
This technology enables robots, electronic devices, and prosthetic devices to feel pain through sense of touch.
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