Photonics & Imaging

Find the latest developments in Photonics & Imaging essential to both Commercial & Government applications. Get expert solutions for imaging systems, machine vision, visualization software, human machines (HMIs), plus advances in infrared cameras and display monitoring.

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Briefs: Communications
This system encodes information in twisting beams of light.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Flat-panel technology could transform antennas, wireless, and cellphone communications.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Laser light induces ultrasonic vibrations in a sample that can be used to image cells, blood vessels, and tissues.
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Facility Focus: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Stennis now is testing RS-25 rocket engines for the Space Launch System (SLS) that will carry humans back to the Moon.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The newest version of these combs could revolutionize clocks, telescopes, and telecommunications.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This eye-on-a-chip can help treatment of dry eye disease.
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Briefs: Materials
The instrument has uses in photography where the goal is to image a dim object near a bright one.
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Articles: AR/AI
An A/C alternative, AI that sharpens blurry images, and a NASA energy harvester.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The material was designed specifically for biomedical or wearable technologies, since sweat and volatile organic compounds evaporate away from the skin.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Foam gasket tapes, data analytics software, ceramic tape, and more.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Features include unusual color changes and high touch sensitivity.
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Question of the Week: Imaging
Do the Advantages of Tiny Cameras Outweigh Privacy Risks?
A recent Tech Briefs TV video showcased a wireless camera from the University of Washington – a device that is small enough to fit on an insect’s back, literally. While the imaging advancement offers potential applications in biology and exploration, the UW team acknowledged that the...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers have developed a new way to build power efficient and programmable integrated switching units on a silicon photonics chip. The new technology is...
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INSIDER: Imaging
University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have made it possible to remotely determine the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique they call depth...
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This method detects power line faults using a drone.
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Briefs: Materials
Polymer Composite for Radiation Shielding
The polymer composite could replace conventional radiation shielding materials such as lead.
Briefs: Materials
The sensor has applications in fields such as robotics, healthcare, and security.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A new proof-of-concept photonic pH sensor could advance studies of tissue regeneration.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology is useful for energy, industrial, and aerospace applications.
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Briefs: Imaging
Multiple commercial applications include defense, search and rescue, and disaster relief.
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Briefs: Imaging
Imaging technology used to map the universe shows promise for more accurately and quickly identifying cancer cells in the operating room.
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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.
Briefs: Imaging
Biologically inspired ultrathin arrayed camera captures super-resolution images.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technique offers enhanced resolution and improved system reliability for mapping and obstacle recognition and navigation for vehicles.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The method determines whether circuits are accurately executing complex operations that classical computers can’t tackle.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Smart adaptive clothing can lower the body temperature of the wearer in hot climates.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
An ultrafast image sensor with a built-in neural network can be trained to recognize certain objects.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This technology shows potential for the detection of subtle human motions and the real-time monitoring of body postures for healthcare applications.
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Briefs: Data Acquisition
Video can be recreated from motion-blurred images and new cameras may someday retrieve 3D data from 2D medical images.
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