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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.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
Physicists achieved optical switching of a light signal at attosecond speeds to reach previously unattainable data transfer speeds.
Special Reports: Test & Measurement
Optics & Photonics Innovations - April 2023
Demand for satellite communications bandwidth is quickly outstripping supply. The solution: optical, laser-based technologies. Read all about it – and other major photonics advances – in this...Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Aerospace & Defense Sensing - April 2023
NASA is applying sensor technologies to create a state-of-the-art dexterous humanoid robot, to monitor the structural health of inflatable habitats designed for Mars, and to test the first all-electric...Briefs: Photonics/Optics
NASA’s Langley Research Center has developed a Beam Crossing Optical System for use in two-point Focused Laser Differential Interferometers.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
3D nanometer-scale metamaterial structures hold promise for advanced optical isolators.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
NASA's NEID tool delivered its first batch of data on the nearest and best-studied star, our Sun.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Optical Signals can be retrieved from inherent background noise using Talbot effect to amplify them.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
New research suggests that laser-based devices are poised to become a lot smaller.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This spring, a small army of Cornell University-developed PhytoPatholoBots (PPB) will be deployed to four grape breeding programs across the U.S. on a mission to guide the global...
INSIDER: Medical
The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual.
Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Lidar & Radar Solutions For ADAS/Autonomous Vehicles - March 2023
Lidar and radar technologies are critical to the safe navigation of self-driving or semi-autonomous cars and trucks. Read about the latest advances in this compendium of recent...Products: Photonics/Optics
Last December, Tech Briefs readers were asked to select one product from 2022 to be named Readers’ Choice Product of the Year. See what took home the honors.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The technology has several applications including optical communications, remote sensing/LiDAR, and beam steering.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A team at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz has recently been assessing the potential for using a small, portable observation drone in remote regions.
Articles: Imaging
In the age of industry digital transformation, visual data has received minimal focus yet can have significant impacts on a company's success.
Articles: Energy
Cooling plates provide leak-free coolant flow that improves battery performance and extends battery life.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Photonics West 2023 featured the 15th annual gathering of the Prism Awards, a ceremony hosted by SPIE that honors and recognizes industrial innovation in...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
NASA will launch Israel’s first space telescope mission, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT). ULTRASAT, an ultraviolet observatory with a large field of...
INSIDER: Lighting Technology
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)’s historic achievement of fusion ignition Dec. 5 at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) positions the United States...
Q&A: Electronics & Computers
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.
Blog: Photonics/Optics
Light-emitting diode (LED) solid-state lighting technology offers low power consumption and cost, small size, and a long lifespan. Plus, it’s environmentally friendly.
Special Reports: Test & Measurement
Test & Measurement - February 2023
From the racetrack to the battlefield to deep space missions, test innovations are improving device and system reliability while speeding time to market. Read about the latest advances – including the...
Products: Automotive
See what's new on the market in February 2023, including connectors for energy storage systems, power supplies, and more.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Scientists have developed a new characterization tool that allowed them to gain unique insight into a possible alternative material for solar cells.
Briefs: Imaging
The design may enable miniature zoom lenses for drones, cellphones, or night-vision goggles.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Nearly 20 tons of extremely pure borosilicate glass made by Ohara Corporation in Japan are becoming a honeycomb mirror measuring 27.6 feet across.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
2D materials can be packed together more densely than conventional materials, so they could be used to make devices that run faster and perform better.
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