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Briefs: Imaging
University of Colorado researchers have described a new silicon chip that improves the resolution and scanning speed needed for a lidar system.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Tiny, metal-rich particles can be excited with a low-power laser for deep-tissue imaging.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The technique could easily be translated into existing medical device manufacturing processes for use in orthopedic implants.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This technique offers enhanced resolution and improved system reliability for mapping and obstacle recognition and navigation for vehicles.
Briefs: Imaging
Ultrafast Camera Captures Transparent Objects and Phenomena
The camera can take up to 1 trillion pictures per second of transparent objects, shockwaves, and other phenomena.
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Just as a meter stick with hundreds of tick marks can be used to measure distances with great precision, a device known as a laser frequency comb, with its hundreds...
Blog: Aerospace
A reader asks our NASA expert: "What kind of redundancy is built into the Mars 2020 rover?"
Products: Photonics/Optics
High-speed cameras, ultra-stable mounts, automated inspection systems, and more...
Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
Exploring Mars - July 2020
As NASA prepares this week to launch its latest robotic rover to the Red Planet, we are excited to present this commemorative publication chronicling – through historic images and video – six decades of Mars...Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Using integrated photonic chips fabricated at EPFL, scientists have demonstrated laser-based microwave generators.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Learn abut Bosch Sensortec's “Light Drive” system.
Articles: Aerospace
Tech Briefs spoke with NASA’s Ken Williford, Mars 2020 Deputy Project Scientist, to learn more about the science capabilities of Perseverance.
Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Advances in Optics - June 2020
From Automotive LiDAR to Cubesats & space communications to smart cameras for robots, optics technology is enabling exciting new applications across a range of industries. Read all about it in this Special...Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Mini-magnets could enable cloud computing systems to process data up to 100 times faster than current technologies.
5 Ws: Materials
Bacterial pathogens can live on surfaces for days. What if frequently touched surfaces, such as doorknobs, could instantly kill them off?
Briefs: Motion Control
Combined muscles and sensors made from soft materials allow for adaptable robots.
INSIDER: Imaging
A research team has used the Molecular Foundry, a Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, to create miniature lasers. These lasers are stable and work continuously. What...
INSIDER Product: Photonics/Optics
Low-Power Sealed Laser
Luxinar (Kingston Upon Hull, UK) has introduced the SR 08s for marking, scribing and kiss cutting applications requiring average rather than peak power. The new low-power sealed CO2 laser source targets...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Photodetectors, ultrafast lasers, energy sensors, and more.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Sealing connection tools, oscilloscopes, snap-action switches, and more...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Applications include optical data transfer, infrared and night-vision systems, environmental sensors, and breath analysis for medical diagnosis.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The nonlinear camera captures high-resolution images of the interior of solid objects using terahertz (THz) radiation.
Technology Leaders: Aerospace
To reduce the increasing frequency of attacks, the ground-based Laser Aircraft Strike Suppression Optical System (LASSOS) has been developed by researchers from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
Technology Leaders: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Ever since Henry Ford introduced the first moving production line to the industry in 1913, automotive manufacturers have been constantly striving to streamline their processes,...
Technology Leaders: Photonics/Optics
Laser technology will remain at the forefront of tomorrow’s digital manufacturing processes.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
This method could lead to the transmission of data at the rate of 100 gigabits per second.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The lasers are small and efficient enough to fit on a microchip.
NASA Spinoff: Test & Measurement
Technology used to search for extraterrestrial life can characterize radioactive material.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Researchers at Purdue University have been working to develop new technologies to help stop the spread of foodborne illnesses, which kill 3,000 people a year, by detecting them more...
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