Human ingenuity is a remarkable thing, but occasionally, it takes a wrong turn into a cul-de-sac of absolute absurdity. We often see people facing a simple, everyday problem and deciding that the most ...

Flock license plate cameras tend to use rapid pulses (10hz: 20ms on, 80ms off) of 850nm IR light as part of the nighttime capture process. The strobe/capture process appears to be triggered by motion; ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Air Force held another autonomy flight exercise yielding new and important developments in the operation of Collaborative Combat ...

Infrared (IR) temperature measurement plays a key role in ensuring the safety and optimal performance of batteries across a wide range of applications. Accurate temperature control is particularly ...

A portable biosensor developed at La Trobe University may allow rapid, on-site detection of toxic "forever chemicals" in water, removing the need for samples to be sent to specialist laboratories. The ...

Electro-optical detectors are used to measure or sense the radiation emitted or reflected by objects within the detector’s optical field of view (FOV). Passive systems operate without any illumination ...

Robotic grippers are widely utilized in industrial manufacturing, but object slippage during assembly poses challenges, including potential damage, delays, and increased costs. Therefore, early slip ...

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Lockheed Martin announced Nov. 17 that it had conducted the first flight test of a new distributed infrared threat warning system. The company shared images of its Rockwell Sabreliner testbed aircraft ...

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive method for detecting hotspots in the environment, such as bushfires or military threats, by harnessing the focusing power of meta-optical systems. The key ...