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Radiant Presents Alongside Automotive Industry Leaders at DVN Workshop on Safety Systems for Nighttime Driving

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of test and measurement solutions for light sources and displays, announces that it will present at the 23rd DVN (Driving Vision News) Workshop titled “How to Save Lives in Nighttime Driving?”

From Radiant Vision Systems 20 Sep 2021

Bath Researchers Discover New Physical Effect Relating to the Interactions Between Light and Twisted Materials

Physics researchers at the University of Bath in the UK discover a new physical effect relating to the interactions between light and twisted materials – an effect that is likely to have implications for emerging new nanotechnologies in communications, nanorobotics and ultra-thin optical components.

20 Sep 2021

Simplify Neural Network Training with VisionPro Deep Learning’s Graphical User Interface

With VisionPro® Deep Learning, Cognex offers a deep learning-based image analysis software specifically designed for factory automation.

From Cognex Corporation 17 Sep 2021

Cognex VisionPro Software Breaks Down Barriers Between Deep Learning and Traditional Vision

Two major new releases deliver advanced vision tools and tighter deep learning integration in a high-performance platform.

From Cognex Corporation 17 Sep 2021

Novel Imaging Technology Used to Map Cells of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

New “maps” of hundreds of thousands of cells linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) provide newer insights on their effects on intestinal tissues via a newly employed imaging method known as “imaging mass cytometry.”

17 Sep 2021

New Method can Automatically Produce Clear Images Through Murky Water

Researchers have developed a new method that can automatically produce clear images through murky water.

17 Sep 2021

XCAM Specialist Digital Cameras to Reach Space First to Help Improve Space Missions

Thanks to significant UK Government funding for innovation in space technology, XCAM Ltd working with the Open University, developed new enhanced performance imaging technology to help enable the Open University conduct research support as part of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope (Roman Space Telescope/NASA) and as a flagship for space applications in the future.

From XCAM Ltd 17 Sep 2021

Researchers Develop a THz Time-Domain Ellipsometry System for Wide-Gap Semiconductors

In semiconductor device applications, there is an increasing demand for semiconductors with very high carrier concentrations.

16 Sep 2021

New Laser-Driven Method for Simultaneously Generating Neutrons and X-Rays

Fetching the snapshots of systems and processes at accurate time points is key to research and development in several sectors, including material science, biology, and engineering.

16 Sep 2021

Princeton Infrared Technologies Announces $1M Award from Air Force Armament Directorate to Develop Uncooled SWIR Camera Integrated with BAE Systems’ Open Seeker Architecture for Advanced Precision Tar

Princeton Infrared Technologies, Inc., specialists in indium gallium arsenide imaging technology and affordable shortwave-infrared linescan cameras, visible-SWIR science cameras, and 1- and 2-D imaging arrays, announces a $1 million, 1-year award from the Air Force Armament Directorate to fund the development of a 640x512 uncooled SWIR camera integrated with BAE Systems’ Open Seeker Architecture for low cost targeting and tracking applications.

From Princeton Infrared Technologies, Inc. 16 Sep 2021

Study Shows a Rapid Increase in Global Light Pollution

Global light pollution has increased by at least 49% over 25 years, new research shows.

15 Sep 2021

Study Advances Understanding of Perovskite's Ferroelectric Nature and Photovoltaic Properties

Perovskite is one of the most widely studied materials because of its many potential applications. A particularly promising field is photovoltaics, which involves devices that efficiently convert light into electricity.

15 Sep 2021

Researchers to Build an Optical Sensor for Decoding Skyrmion Swirl's Direction

A team of researchers at Aarhus University has received DKK 2.8 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark, IRFD, to develop an optical sensor to decode the direction of a skyrmion swirl: Incredibly small, stable swirls in magnetic materials created by electrons rotating around themselves.

15 Sep 2021

New Ophir® Laser Power Sensor Measures High Repetition Rate, Short Pulse Industrial Lasers for Micomachining up to 120W

MKS Instruments, Inc. has announced the Ophir® F80(120)A-CM-17, a state-of-the-art thermal sensor for measuring high repetition rate lasers with very short pulses in the nano, pico, and femtosecond ranges.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 15 Sep 2021

New Technique Enables Human Organs to be Studied with Micrometer Precision

A team of scientists at Umeå University has recently proven a technique by which particular cell types in human organs can be examined with micrometer precision.

14 Sep 2021