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Articles: Photonics/Optics
When even your iPhone can easily become a thermal imager, today's top cameras offer better sensitivity and measurement accuracy.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Scientists are working to improve the image resolution of X-ray techniques.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed an optical amplifier that they expect will revolutionize both space and fiber communication.
Application Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
To have a successful product, one must consider all the required sub-systems to deliver high-quality illumination.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Silicon Carbide (SiC) optics are becoming more and more prevalent in high-energy laser (HEL) designs, and manufacturers must be aware of the potential risks
Products: Photonics/Optics
Infrared lens testers, fiber optic transceivers, spectral radiometers, and more.
Briefs: Energy
The optically powered machines self-assemble and could be used for nanoscale manipulation of tiny cargo.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The design may enable miniature zoom lenses for drones, cellphones, or night-vision goggles.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Unmanned aircraft present a range of optics challenges.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Freetouch turns a smartphone into a touchscreen remote control.
UpFront: Manufacturing & Prototyping
How to be a NASA intern; a new ideas for moon fabrics; and NASA's need for a better rover.
Products: Test & Measurement
Power supply ICs, temperature sensors, DC-DC converters, and more.
Technology Leaders: Imaging
Deep learning-based AI allows users to identify 3D objects of arbitrary shape and size in various orientations with high accuracy in the 3D space.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This robotic arm fuses data from a camera and antenna to locate and retrieve items buried under piles and completely out of view.
Briefs: Materials
The 2D materials boost device performance for electronic devices, solar cells, batteries, and medical equipment.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Incorporating semiconductor components, microscopic robots are made to walk with standard electronic signals.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
An off-the-shelf USB camera captures the shadows made by hand gestures on the robot’s skin.
Articles: AR/AI
Learn about "FreePower" charging stations.
Briefs: Wearables
Flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG and heart rate.
Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
Rugged Computing & Electronics - November 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...Blog: Imaging
Tech Briefs readers ask two industry experts about the effectiveness of CT scans when you want a deeper look at a battery.
Blog: Imaging
A deep-learning approach from Stanford University detects property damage caused by wildfires.
Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
RF & Microwave Electronics - October 2021
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Aerospace & Defense Technology and Tech Briefs, read about how advances in RF electronics are enabling new applications in satellite and...Products: Photonics/Optics
Laser-distance sensors, light monitoring, flow meters, and more.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This AI turns even the blurriest photo into realistic computer-generated faces in HD.
Briefs: Aerospace
Applications include telecommunications, optical switching, and quantum computing.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
This combination of technologies could enable developments for many optical applications.
Application Briefs: Data Acquisition
As the U.S. lands a craft on the Moon for the first time since 1972, technology built by Louisiana State University students will report back from the lunar surface.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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