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Fast and Sensitive Mid-IR Detectors for Gas Sensing
May 2, 2017 — Demands from industrial, petrochemical and new medical diagnostic applications are very wide-ranging — from air quality, emission monitoring and leak detectors, to breath analyzers and explosive material sensors. For many years, mid-IR components were considered expensive, immature and unreliable for wide application in this range. Swift growth of the mid-IR market1 is changing that. Uncooled detector chips with a monolithic immersion flip-chip that is mounted to sapphire chip
UTSA Students Receive NSF Grant for Vein-Finding IR Device
SAN ANTONIO, April 25, 2017 — A student-led team from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is the beneficiary of a $50,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to attend the school’s Center for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) program in...
Defense, Environment, Health Care in Focus at DCS 2017
Apr 4, 2017 — Changes in the nature of warfare in today’s high-tech world demand the most advanced tools for soldiers and others in the defense and security sectors. Environmental and health care segments are also evolving … as novel technologies are...
IR Light Remotely Controls Curvature of Plastics
RALEIGH, N.C., March 24, 2017 — A new technique has been developed that uses infrared light to curve 2D plastic sheets into 3D structures such as spheres, tubes, or bowls. Researchers at North Carolina State University are building on previous research that focused on self-folding...
DCS 2017 Brings Defense, Environment Into Focus
Feb 27, 2017 — Changes in the nature of warfare in today’s high-tech world demand the most advanced tools for soldiers and others in the defense and security sectors. Environmental and health care segments are evolving, too, as an onset of innovative...
Global Spectroscopy Market Set to Expand
Jan 6, 2017 — The global spectroscopy market continues on its rise toward the billion dollar zone. With increasing applications in pharmaceuticals and the life sciences, as well as some in industrial settings and food safety, the market is witnessing steady...
Military EO, IR Systems Market Set for Growth
PUNE, India, Dec. 20, 2016 — The military electro-optics and IR systems market is expected to reach $14.20 billion by 2022, according to a report by MarketandMarkets. The market is currently valued at $10.15 billion, with an anticipated compound annual growth rate of 5.75...
ICFO Researchers Image Molecular Bond Breakup
BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 25, 2016 — Researchers from the Institute of Photonic Sciences’ (ICFO) Attoscience and Ultrafast Optics Group have reported on the imaging of molecular bond breakup in acetylene (C2H2) 9 fs after its ionization. The team was able to track the individual...
IR Market Poised to Reach $14.5B
DUBLIN, Oct. 11, 2016 — The global infrared imaging market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 8.5 percent over the next decade, reaching $14.5 billion by 2025, according to a report by Research and Markets. The market data is gathered from extensive...
RPO Awarded Small Business Grant for Chalcogenide Glass IR Development
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2016 — Rochester Precision Optics (RPO) LLC has been awarded a grant from the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) government program to pursue chalcogenide glass IR optic development for quantum cascade lasers. RPO, after successful completion of...
Xenics Cameras ITAR-Free in US
LEUVEN, Belgium, Aug. 1, 2016 — Imaging solutions developer Xenics has been granted commodity jurisdiction approval for many of its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)-restricted IR cameras, making all SWIR cameras in the U.S. ITAR-free. Xenics can now broaden their...
Lockheed Martin Validates Airborne Sensor System
ORLANDO, Fla., July 20, 2016 — Lockheed Martin Co. said its INFIRNO sensor system has completed its first flight aboard a H-60 BLACK HAWK helicopter, validating its ability to detect, identify and track targets from an airborne platform.
Finnish Border Guard Orders Imaging Systems from L-3 Communications
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 15, 2016 — The Wescam division of imaging system developer L-3 Communications Holdings has received an order from the Finnish Border Guard to provide MX-15 electro-optical and IR imaging systems for installation on Airbus H215 twin-engine helicopters. The...
Northrop Grumman Secures $35M Army IR Countermeasure Contract
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., July 15, 2016 — The U.S. Army has awarded to Northrup Grumman Systems Corp. a $35,372,762 cost-plus-fixed-fee, fixed-price incentive, and firm-fixed-price hybrid contract with options for engineering and manufacturing development and low-rate initial production of...
Block MEMS Receives $9.8M Government Contract
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 13, 2016 — IR detection systems developer Block MEMS LLC said it has been awarded a $9.8 million contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, part of the U.S. government....
Nanoplus Given Green Light for Automotive Alcohol Sensor
GERBRUNN, Germany, July 12, 2016 — The Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety in the U.S. has authorized laser developer Nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GmbH to start the second phase of laser development for its touch-based alcohol sensor. The project is part of the U.S....
LightPath Wins $200K SBIR Award for Graphene Coating
ORLANDO, Fla., July 8, 2016 — Optics technology provider LightPath Technologies Inc. has won a $200,000 subaward from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its Small Business Innovation Research project, “Carbide bonded grapheme coating for enhanced glass molding.” LightPath...
EOI Merges with Sensor Firm HGH Infrared Systems
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 29, 2016 — Instrumentation provider Electro Optical Industries LLC has merged with sensor developer HGH Infrared Systems Inc., forming Electro Optical Industries Inc. The merger is intended to enhance Electro Optical Industries Inc.’s U.S. development...
AMS Acquires Cambridge CMOS Sensors
PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, June 24, 2016 — Semiconductor manufacturer AMS AG has acquired Cambridge CMOS Sensors Ltd. (CCMOSS) in an all-cash agreement, of which the terms were not disclosed. CCMOSS’ micro hotplates are MEMS structures used in gas sensors for volume applications in the...
DARPA Grants $1.3M for IR Detection
ORLANDO, Fla., June 10, 2016 — DARPA has awarded a $1.3 million grant to a team led by University of Central Florida researcher Debashis Chanda to fund the development of a next-generation IR detector that could be used in night vision, meteorology and space exploration. Dr....
DRS Technologies Awarded U.S. Defense Contract
ARLINGTON, Va., June 7, 2016 — Defense contractor DRS Technologies has been awarded a contract by DARPA to enhance performance of the company’s ultrasmall pixel IR focal plane arrays (FPA) under the agency’s Lambda Scale Program. The Lambda Scale program is focused on...
Prototype Single-Lens Camera Improves Multispectral Imaging
DRESDEN, Germany, June 2, 2016 — A low-cost camera produces congruent images for two spectral ranges using multiple detectors through a single lens. The prototype has been shown to provide easier post-production of imaging data than existing multispectral imaging systems. The...
Ultrathin TLA Materials Could Broaden IR Applications
SYDNEY, June 1, 2016 — Ultrathin gratings composed of common materials were shown to increase the absorption efficiency of light to almost 99 percent when thin grooves were etched into the film, directing the light sideways. The semiconductor materials are compatible with...
Whiskey Draws Flavors from IR-Treated Oak Barrels
FRANKFORT, Ky., May 19, 2016 — Buffalo Trace Distillery has released an Experimental Collection of bourbon that used IR light to treat the aging barrels before they were charred. The IR light experiment was intended to understand how new and different flavors could be imparted...
SPIE DCS 2016 Highlights Technologies, Research
Apr 6, 2016 — The SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2016 conference and exhibition reflects some major advancements in defense, commercial sensing and imaging technologies that are evolving the defense and security sector worldwide in a variety of applications in...
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