TOKYO, Jan. 29, 2024 — A research team at the Tokyo University of Science (TUS) has combined NIR hyperspectral imaging (NIR-HSI) and machine learning to assess lipid content in the liver. The technique enables noninvasive diagnosis of steatotic liver disease (SLD), previously known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which includes a range of conditions caused by fat buildup in the liver due to abnormal lipid metabolism. Conventional testing for SLD has relied on biopsies in which a tissue sample is taken

BOLTON, Mass., Jan. 23, 2024 — Headwall Photonics has acquired inno-spec GmbH, a fellow manufacturer of industrial hyperspectral imaging systems. According to Headwall, the acquisition will lead to the development of more advanced, efficient, and versatile hyperspectral imaging...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 8, 2023 — Heat-Assisted Detection and Ranging (HADAR), a patent-pending thermal imaging technology from Purdue University, combines infrared (IR) imaging, machine learning, and thermal physics to visualize target objects in the dark as if it were broad...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 24, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Rolls-Royce North American Technologies (doing business as Liberty Works), General Atomics, Dynetics, II-VI Aerospace & Defense, Lockheed Martin Aculight Corp., nLIGHT Nutronics, and NUBURU a combined $75...

Oct 31, 2022 — Despite rising geopolitical and economic tensions, the global economy is still an intertwined patchwork of competing and complementary regional markets, each with its own unique strengths and challenges. The strengths and successes of these regional...

STUTTGART, Germany, Aug. 12, 2022 — Organizers of VISION released the list of startups that will compete in the show’s now-annual Startup World event. Startups focused on image processing and computer vision will present their innovations. Technologies range from the latest...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 28, 2022 — Software company Metaspectral will work with HySpeed Computing, a remote sensing data access and analysis company, to deploy an Earth observation (EO) payload on the International Space Station. The payload is known as Onboard Programmable...

BOLTON, Mass., July 12, 2022 — Headwall Photonics has acquired Holographix LLC, a manufacturer of custom diffraction gratings, microlens arrays, diffusers, waveguides, and other custom replicated optics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Headwall’s holographic...

Jun 23, 2022 — For hundreds of years, analysis trumped preservation when it came to irreplaceable cultural heritage objects such as paintings, icons, and written works. Today, conservators avoid taking even tiny samples from works of priceless art, making...

SEOUL, South Korea, April 26, 2022 — A high-throughput metrology technique for semiconductor manufacturing, developed by Samsung Electronics, combines spectroscopy and imaging to measure in-cell uniformity (ICU) and in-wafer uniformity (IWU) of semiconductor devices used in high-volume...

Apr 25, 2022 — The use of lasers for art conservation was pioneered by American research physicist John Asmus, who, in 1972, first leveraged lasers to clean marble sculptures in Venice without harming the underlying works. Over the next 30 years, Asmus further...

OULU, Finland, Jan. 26, 2022 — Specim opened a demo center at Konica Minolta Sensing US facilities in Ramsey, N.J. The demo center opened this month as a facility to give customers and partners access to hands-on training on Specim products and services. Specim, a developer and...

LEUVEN, Belgium, June 2, 2021 — A team of scientists and engineers from Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven, Universitair Ziekenhuis (UZ) Leuven, and the research organization VITO, collaborating with the international research and development group imec, used imec’s...

May 3, 2021 — If the old maxim “you are what you eat” has any truth to it, then it becomes critically important to ensure that the food you consume is safe and of suitable quality. To this end, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) spent $1.1 billion in 2019...

DRESDEN, Germany, March 18, 2021 — Fraunhofer IWS researchers, working under the European Union (EU) project OledSolar, introduced an approach for the monitoring, observation, and inspection of organic electronics in the manufacturing and development stages. The hyperspectral vision...

RALEIGH, N.C., March 4, 2021 — The ultrasensitive eyes of mantis shrimps are the inspiration behind a new kind of optical sensor that is small enough to fit on a smartphone, yet capable of performing hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging. A prototype of the sensor, called the...

Mar 2, 2021 — In October 2016, a downed powerline sparked a wildfire that raged for two weeks and destroyed more than 18,000 acres in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests west of Pueblo, Colo. The so-called Junkins fire ended up destroying nine homes and 17...

TOKYO, Feb. 5, 2021 — Collaborating researchers from Tokyo University of Science, National Cancer Center Hospital East, and RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics have developed a technology using near-infrared hyperspectral imaging (NIR-HIS) and machine learning that finds...

CORK, Ireland, Jan. 20, 2021 — Munster Technological University (Ireland) has launched a €7 million, EU-funded research project called PASSEPARTOUT at its Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA). The project aims to develop low-cost optical sensors to be...

MAGURELE, Romania, Dec. 29, 2020 — Using multiple imaging techniques, including hyperspectral imaging and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, researchers at Romania’s National Institute for Research and Development in Optoelectronics have gleaned historical...

OULU, Finland, Dec. 1, 2020, — Konica Minolta Sensing Europe BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta, will acquire Specim, Spectral Imaging Ltd., a supplier of hyperspectral imaging solutions for applications in optics, optoelectronics, electronics, and machine vision....

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 27, 2020 — Nanohmics Inc., in collaboration with the University of Maryland and the NASA Langley Research Center, will send a prototype compact hyperspectral imager to the International Space Station (ISS) where it will be tested for calibration. The launch...

Oct 5, 2020 — During the past few years, color and spectral imaging approaches have become more prevalent in machine vision system design. Today, machine vision lighting companies and industrial camera designers are working to provide multispectral solutions for...

AARHUS, Denmark, Oct. 1, 2020 — Aarhus University has been awarded a $3.5 million grant (22.7 million DKK) to develop a camera-based system for the separation of plastic waste according to type. Aarhus will be working with waste management and recycling companies...

Sep 23, 2020 — Stephen Hawking once said, “Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.” This deep-seated urge to make sense of where we came from and to try to understand what makes the universe tick is a defining aspect of what makes...