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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology provides drones sufficient time and distance to react, avoid wires, and navigate follow-on maneuvers.
Products: Materials
Fiber coatings measurement, single-frequency laser, optical filters, and more.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A team has introduced a new method for taking high-res images of fast-moving and rotating objects in space, such as satellites or debris in low-Earth orbit.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Normally an insulator, diamond becomes a metallic conductor when subjected to large strain.
Briefs: Transportation
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.
Application Briefs: Motion Control
There is a growing demand for direct-drive motors.
Briefs: AR/AI
This compact beam steering technology has applications in autonomous navigation, AR, and neuroscience.
Briefs: Imaging
The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic images.
Products: Test & Measurement
Near-eye displays, optical inspection systems, UV glass, and more.
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Any hyperspectral system needs to maintain a stable and accurate radiometric and spectral calibration.
Articles: Test & Measurement
See what kinds of applications require high-precision laser glass with demanding dimensional tolerances and high-power laser coatings.
Special Reports: Energy
Rugged Computing - March 2021
From the battlefield to the oceans to the extremes of space, electronics and computing advances enable missions in the harshest conditions. To help you keep pace with the latest developments, we present this...Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A novel technique for a high-brightness coherent and few-cycle duration source spans seven optical octaves.
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
IR and UV Optics
Edmund Optics (EO) (Barrington, NJ) has released Zinc Selenide (ZnSe) Wedged Windows, which are ideal for infrared (IR) applications, and TECHSPEC® Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) Aspheric Lenses, which have high...
INSIDER: Imaging
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) and NASA’s Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) recently recorded an image showing three of the four inner rocky planets. The...
Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
LIDAR Technology - February 2021
LIDAR sensors and systems are the "eyes" of ADAS and autonomous vehicles. Read about the latest advances in this compendium of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Autonomous Vehicle...Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This device fits on a computer chip but can analyze infrared light in the same way as a conventional spectrometer.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Ultra-thin and flexible metalenses could replace traditional camera lenses.
Briefs: Imaging
This rapid and cost-effective technique yields a uniform etched surface with 99.5 percent emissivity.
Briefs: Aerospace
This optical-based device measures position, velocity, and torque.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Applications include detection of explosives, navigation, and aerospace altitude sensing.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
The improved rectennas could operate low-power devices such as temperature sensors.
Briefs: Aerospace
Applications include terahertz medical imaging and communications.
Briefs: Aerospace
This concept could help break through the present-day data-return bottleneck in deep space missions.
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...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers from the University of Bristol’s Quantum Engineering Technology Labs (QET Labs) and Université Côte d‘Azur have made a new miniaturized light...
Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Optics & Photonics Innovations - January 2021
An ultrafast camera that takes up to one trillion pictures per second...using light alone to levitate objects and propel spacecraft...the groundbreaking optics enabling the world's most powerful...Briefs: Test & Measurement
This simple and inexpensive design achieves high-quality ozone measurements.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Blog: Power
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INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
Podcasts: Defense
A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Streamlining Manufacturing with Integrated Digital Planning and Simulation
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
