Detectors and Imaging Articles

University of Glasgow scientists create 3D images with single-pixel detector

John Wallace — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:02:00 GMT

Glasgow, Scotland--A group at the University of Glasgow has created a single-pixel imaging setup that captures 3D images.

Silicon/CNT substrate from NASA JPL improves photocatalytic hydrogen production

Gail Overton — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:51:00 GMT

Pasadena, CA--NASA JPL is developing a device for hydrogen gas production based on water-splitting redox reactions facilitated by catalysts stacked on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown on silicon substrates.

Sony to commercialize its own form of digital paper

John Wallace — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:47:00 GMT

Tokyo, Japan--Sony has developed a digital-paper device based on electrophoretic technology (the same basic approach as found in the Amazon Kindle reader, whose display is made by E-Ink of Cambridge, MA, the company that first commercialized electrophoretic-display technology).

Doped quantum dots yield amazing dye colors

Gail Overton — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:23:00 GMT

Chicago, IL--UIC researchers have developed a way to introduce precisely four copper "guest" ions into each and every quantum dot to produce spectacular colors.

Plasmonics could lead to paint-on organic photovoltaics

John Wallace — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:11:00 GMT

Buffalo, NY--Qiaoqiang Gan, University at Buffalo assistant professor of electrical engineering, and his team are developing photovoltaic (PV) cells that cost less to manufacture than existing devices.

EMCCD camera from N�v� Cam�ras has readout rate up to 20 MHz

Lee Mather — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:47:00 GMT

HN� is a thermoelectric EMCCD camera with reinvented electronics for optimized signal-to-noise ratio in low-light imaging and a readout rate up to 20 MHz.

Insect eyes inspire hemispherical digital camera

Gail Overton — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:39:00 GMT

Evanston, IL--An interdisciplinary team led by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University has developed a hemispherical digital camera inspired by the complex fly eye.

ExOne opens materials development laboratory for 3D printing

Industrial Laser Solutions Editors — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:32:00 GMT

Facility will provide support for developing and qualifying of new 3D printing materials and machines.

Study supports tissue fluorescence visualization technology for oral cancer detection

Lee Mather — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:05:00 GMT

Tissue fluorescence visualization technology developer LED Medical Diagnostics is part of a recent clinical study documenting the ability of the company's VELscope Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment adjunctive technology to detect cancerous and precancerous lesions that are missed by conventional exams.

Robots need vision

Jeff Hecht — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:12:00 GMT

We may think robotics is all about machines, but attending the IEEE Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (TEPRA) conference on April 22–23, 2013, reminded me that vision and sensing also are crucial.

Photonics21 releases roadmap to photonics research and innovation priorities

Conard Holton — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:56:00 GMT

Brussels, Belgium--At the Photonics21 Annual Meeting the group presented the Photonics Multiannual Strategic Roadmap Towards 2020 – Photonics Driving Economic Growth in Europe to Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission.

LMI Technologies acquires 3D scanning supplier 3D3 solutions

Lee Mather — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:43:00 GMT

Vancouver, BC, Canada--LMI Technologies has acquired 3D scanning solutions supplier 3D3 Solutions, under which the two companies will integrate under the LMI brand.

NIR-fluorescing dye enables improved brain study

Lee Mather — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:48:00 GMT

A team of French researchers have developed a dye that fluoresces in the near-infrared (NIR) and can pass through the skin, enabling brain study with unprecedented detail.

Miniature photoelectric sensor from KEYENCE reduces interference effects

Lee Mather — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:29:00 GMT

The PR-M/F Series Miniature Metal Photoeye features a resin-filled, SUS316L stainless-steel body and maintains both IP67 and IP69K enclosure ratings.

Laser-based airborne asbestos detector developed at University of Hertfordshire

Gail Overton — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:43:00 GMT

Washington, DC--A paper published today in OSA's Optics Express describes the first portable, real-time airborne asbestos detector developed at the University of Hertfordshire.

Microscope interface from Princeton Instruments works with imaging spectrograph

Lee Mather — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:24:00 GMT

The MicroSpec microscope interface is designed for use with the aberration-free IsoPlane imaging spectrograph.

PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES: μPMT is key to high-performance portable devices

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:31:00 GMT

The tiny size of the μPMT enables onsite applications for photosensing instruments that rely on PMTs.

OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY: OCT advances into clinical applications

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:58:00 GMT

New developments in swept light sources such as VCSELs with long coherence lengths and akinetic swept sources with pure electrical tuning are enabling high-resolution, high-speed, and long-range OCT imaging.

Our professional network

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:39:00 GMT

Internationally, many efforts are underway to support innovation and growth in photonics-which in turn promises to help society in so many fundamental ways.

Time-to-digital converter for medical imaging by Voxtel

Lee Mather — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:12:00 GMT

The TDC YVX-657 64-channel time-to-digital converter (TDC) from Voxtel for high-channel-count medical imaging applications generates the time difference between the leading edge of a common reference signal and an input pulse event in 32 ps.