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Your destination for advances in imaging systems, machine vision, visualization software, and human-machine interfaces (HMIs) technologies. Design engineers can access news, technical briefs, applications, and product developments.

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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Large machines can breathe in and out cooling blasts of water to keep their systems from overheating.
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Articles: Test & Measurement
With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), mankind’s understanding of the universe — and its origins — will increase exponentially.
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Products: Materials
Fiber laser machinery, polishing pitch, beam collimators, and more.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA's NEID tool delivered its first batch of data on the nearest and best-studied star, our Sun.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The "AOM" performs complex observations with ten observation modes and 175 strategies.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Researchers from SEAS have found "hidden potential" in metasurfaces.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
At 3 p.m. on March 5, a gigantic furnace slowly started spinning underneath the stands of Arizona Stadium at the University of Arizona. Fire-engine red, massive in size...
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A team at the University of Münster is adapting a cell labelling strategy known as "SNAP-tag" technology.
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Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The Opti-Scan inspection system can measure surfaces and edges in 3D.
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Briefs: Imaging
Holographic lenses render visible and infrared starlight into either a focused image or a spectrum.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Learn about a contactless holographic systems for machine, factory, and other rugged industrial applications.
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Briefs: Energy
The technology could help improve the reliability and performance of lithium-ion batteries.
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Briefs: AR/AI
Sensing and learning can be combined to create novel cameras for artificial intelligence systems.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A silicon chip provides a low-cost solution to help machines see the world clearly.
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Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2021 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Rugged laptops, DC-DC converters, CMOS sensors, and more.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This is a novel remote sensing instrument with myriad applications.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The camera combines lasers, computers, and terahertz waves to see “unseen” details.
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Briefs: Imaging
The technology has possible uses in monitoring disorders that affect fine motor skills such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
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Articles: Imaging
To make robots truly see, you need the right software.
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Briefs: Imaging
The “nanoswimmers” could be used to remediate contaminated soil, improve water filtration, or even deliver drugs to targeted areas of the body.
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Articles: Photonics/Optics
See top suppliers and manufacturers in over 20 categories, including high-speed cameras, sensors, and optical components.
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
On isolated mountaintops across the planet, scientists await word that tonight is the night. The complex coordination between dozens...
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Infrared (IR) light is invisible to humans. However, some animals, such as rattlesnakes or bloodsucking bats, can perceive IR radiation and use it to find food. But even for humans, the ability to see...
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INSIDER: Imaging
Time-of-Flight Camera LUCID Vision Labs, Inc. (Richmond, BC, Canada) recently announced its new Helios™2+ 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) camera offering two new on-camera depth processing modes: High Dynamic Range Mode (HDR) and...
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
When even your iPhone can easily become a thermal imager, today's top cameras offer better sensitivity and measurement accuracy.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Scientists are working to improve the image resolution of X-ray techniques.
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Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
To have a successful product, one must consider all the required sub-systems to deliver high-quality illumination.
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