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Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Photonics, Optics & Imaging - January 2026
Harvard research breakthrough could speed development of room‐temperature quantum computers…New generation of ultra‐lightweight, high‐res space cameras takes flight…NASA LiDAR advance gives...INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Miniaturization ranks as the driving force behind the semiconductor industry. The tremendous gains in computer performance since the 1950s are largely due to the fact that ever smaller...
Briefs: Imaging
A team from the University of Barcelona and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya has designed a methodology that facilitates the recognition of QR codes in these physical environments, where reading is more complicated. Read on to learn more.
Products: Imaging
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2020 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
Blog: Imaging
A Salk team has created GlowTrack, a non-invasive movement tracking method that uses fluorescent dye markers to train AI.
Products: Electronics & Computers
See the product of the month: Bosch Rexroth's DI5 display range, which expands its BODAS ecosystem for mobile electronics.
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See the product of the month: A highly intuitive human-machine interface (HMI). The PACSystems RXi HMI has projective capacitive touchscreen technology that allows users to interact with the visual display with 10-point multitouch capabilities.
Blog: Information Technology
Peter Fuhr has invented a new way to hide sensitive electric grid information from cyberattack: a constantly changing color palette.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Vision sensing systems are needed to improve operations in many industrial applications, where they can be arranged to detect the presence, position, and other characteristics of objects and products.
Q&A: Imaging
Mateus Corato Zanarella is the lead author of a Nature Photonics article describing the creation of tunable visible lasers of very pure colors from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared that fit on a fingertip.
Application Briefs: Defense
"Early detection of a NEO headed for Earth would give us sufficient time to deflect the threat."
Briefs: Research Lab
The new microscope is called a hybrid open-top light-sheet (OTLS) microscope.
Application Briefs: Software
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) continues to enable exciting scientific advances that help us better understand the universe.
Briefs: Imaging
Ultrathin Holographic Display
An ultrathin display for holographic images consists of a thin film of titanium filled with tiny holes that precisely correspond with each pixel in a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel.
Special Reports: Test & Measurement
Special Report: Optics & Photonics Innovations - July 2022
The most powerful telescope ever launched, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will peer back in time to the birth of the universe's first stars. Learn about its highly advanced optics...Application Briefs: Imaging
See how hyperspectral imaging adds value to food inspection systems.
Articles: Imaging
A smart roof coating, a wearable RFID sensor tag, and a 3D-printed OLED display.
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A Smart Gadget, a simulator module, and a holographic display.
Question of the Week: Imaging
Would You Use ‘PocketView?’
Ever need your phone but your hands are full? A new display being developed at the University of Waterloo uses LEDs to display phone messages through fabrics. The “PocketView” shows notifications for email or messages, time, weather, or other forms of basic information.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The trade-off between carrier mobility and stability in amorphous oxide semiconductor-based thin film transistors (TFTs) has been finally overcome by...
5 Ws: Imaging
Imagine a tablet or Kindle that can display braille on command for the visually impaired.
Briefs: Lighting
Using ambient light, the reflective screen keeps energy consumption to a minimum.
Briefs: Wearables
The technology shines through fabrics to show notifications for email messages, time, weather, or other forms of basic information.
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Microwave measurement receivers, oscilloscopes, longwave infrared cameras, and more.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Researchers from SEAS have found "hidden potential" in metasurfaces.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Engineers have developed a sensor system and manufacturing process for smart contact lenses. The sensor system contains a photodetector for receiving optical information, a temperature sensor for...
Products: Electronics & Computers
The PM-50 graphical panel meter is available as a 3.5" or 4.3" graphical touchscreen display.
Articles: Software
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2021 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
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