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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Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
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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.
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Blog: AR/AI
A deep-learning approach from Stanford University detects property damage caused by wildfires.
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Special Reports: Test & Measurement
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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: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Laser-distance sensors, light monitoring, flow meters, and more.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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.
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Briefs: AR/AI
This AI turns even the blurriest photo into realistic computer-generated faces in HD.
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Briefs: Communications
Applications include telecommunications, optical switching, and quantum computing.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This combination of technologies could enable developments for many optical applications.
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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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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The system could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in automated manufacturing, biomedical imaging, and autonomous driving.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
An already ubiquitous material in outdoor photovoltaic modules could be repurposed for indoor devices with low-capacity batteries.
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Facility Focus: Robotics, Automation & Control
Today, Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering performs research in robotics, cyberphysical systems, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, energy, and other topics.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The ultrathin magnet could advance new applications in computing and electronics.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The protective coating works like body armor for the atomically thin materials.
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Briefs: Communications
This component takes up ten times less space on computer chips.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Battery-pack test systems, data management, connector clips, and more.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include planetary exploration and imaging systems used in surveillance, navigation, and target recognition.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The approach achieves near 100% light emission efficiency at all brightness levels.
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Briefs: Materials
Fano Resonance Optical Coatings (FROCs) can both transmit and reflect the same color simultaneously.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The process produces rapid, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly material.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Growing large-area graphene on optical substrates enables use in photonics devices.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This method could help firefighters find victims inside buildings and could track hypersonic objects such as missiles and space debris.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The camera was designed for use in space and other extreme environments.
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Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will Laser Cooking Catch On?
Our lead story today looked at a cutting-edge way to prepare food: Laser cooking.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Cross Platform 3D Laser Scanner Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division (North Kingstown, RI) announced its new AS1 Scanner. The modular blue laser line scanner operates with both laser trackers and portable measuring arms...
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Twelve years ago, physicists turned on the first x-ray laser, and since then it and several others around the world have proved themselves revolutionary probes of...
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are an unsung hero of the lighting industry. They run efficiently, give off little heat, and last for a long time. Now scientists are looking at new materials to make...
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INSIDER: Medical
Scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory recently assessed the status of research into colloidal quantum dot lasers with a focus on prospective electrically...
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