Camera Merges Disciplines to Produce 3-D Images
By combining technologies from medical imaging (computed tomography) and from radio astronomy...
Optical Sensor Catches Drug Abusers
CAMBRIDGE, UK -- Optical sensors that detect biochemical reactions at the molecular level could be...
Sensor Cultivates Agricultural Markets
DÜLMEN, Germany -- Each spring, a crop is planted down on the farm operated by Hydro Agri. And...
Aperture Masking Resolves Bright Star
BERKELEY, Calif. -- To study the secrets of a massive, bright blue star, astronomers at the...
Hyperspectral Aerial Imaging May Conquer Canker
Airborne hyperspectral imaging, a military technology originally designed to pick out camouflaged...
X-rays Monitor Electron Density
A team at the University of California used picosecond x-ray diffraction to measure the response of...
IR Laser Helps Elude Enemy Missiles
A mid-IR laser designed for use in next-generation electronic warfare systems has arrived at the US...
Free-Electron Laser Emits in the Far-Infrared
Scientists have sought a convenient source of radiation in the far-infrared portion of the spectrum...
Telescope Puts the Universe in Focus
In June, astronomers gave the public a glimpse of some of the sharpest IR images ever obtained by a...
US, Japan Track Ghostly Neutrinos
Since the first neutrinos were detected more than four decades ago, researchers have sought better...
Laser Sharpens Grinding Wheels
Advances in the electronics industry have led to the development of new materials, such as...
Near-IR Technique Sheds Light on Kinetic Reactions
Chemists at Marquette University in Milwaukee have used a multispectral imaging spectrometer...
Lidar Detects Traces of Ethane in the Atmosphere
Laser Exploration Inc. in Midland, Texas, reported that, in a field test of its lidar system, it...
Microscope Records Chemical Makeup
MARTINSRIED, Germany -- Researchers at Max Planck Institut fur Biochemie have combined the atomic...
Nitrogen Splits GaInAs Conduction Band
Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reported that the presence of a nitrogen...
Organic LEDs May Improve Microdisplays
Organic light-emitting diodes (LED) offer several key advantages over conventional LEDs. Their high...
Fiber Optic Data System Debuts on Raytheon Plane
The flight data recorder aboard commercial airliners often yields important clues about the last...
Sapphire Probe Offers Wide Dynamic Range
Fiber optic temperature sensors offer wide dynamic range, immunity to electromagnetic interference...
Lens and Scanner Are Fabricated on a Single Crystal
The angular position and the spot size of a laser beam -- important to applications such as optical...
Optical Coherence Tomography Expands Its Scope
Optical coherence tomography, recognized in biomedical circles as an excellent imaging method, is...
Researchers Achieve Higher Bandwidth over Single-Mode Fiber
A technology that would improve the transmission capacity of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)...
New Findings on Single-Shot Laser Pulse Damage
Laser damage on short time scales is an area of active research. Because short pulses produce...
Copper Vapor Laser Clears Skin Vessels
MOSCOW -- The Center for Laser and Plastic Surgery, in conjunction with the P.N. Lebedev Physical...
Solvents Polish Porous Silicon's Efficiency
MALVERN, UK -- With regard to porous silicon, efficiency applies both to the material's...
Near-IR Lasers Spot Mold in Soya Beans
Soya beans are one of the most popular foods in Japan. But each year a small portion of the crop is...
Glass Fiber Could Aid Laser Surgery
A hollow glass fiber promises improved performance for next-generation IR sensors and fiber...
Lidar System Finds Fault with Trees
DENVER -- Would that Washington state geologists had it as easy as their counterparts in...