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Mikrotron GigE Vision Camera Captures High-Speed Images While Mounted Inside Production Machinery

VIdeo monitoring of industrial machinery and processes using onboard video cameras enables the real-time analysis of complex, lightning-fast production systems and is an integral part of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

From Mikrotron GmbH 9 May 2023

Scientists Image and Analyze THz Waves Propagating in the Form of Plasmon Polaritons

An international research group has imaged and examined THz waves that propagate in the form of plasmon polaritons together with thin anisotropic semiconductor platelets with wavelengths decreased by up to 65 times than THz waves in free space.

5 May 2023

MKS Announces Ophir® Low-SWaP MWIR Lenses for Drone and Small Gimbal Applications

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the Ophir® LightIR 10-135mm and 18-225mm MWIR f/3.6 continuous zoom lenses, the newest additions to the LightIR family of low SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power), high-performance, motorized continuous zoom lenses.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 5 May 2023

High-Speed Way to Detect Location, Size, and Category of Multiple Objects

A new high-speed method to detect the size, location, and category of several objects has been developed by scientists. This is done without needing images or requiring complicated scene reconstruction.

4 May 2023

Two-Photon Microscopy System Observes Fast Biological Processes

The design of ground-breaking laser scanning opens high-accuracy observations at up to 10,000 frames per second, thereby making the microscope a strong recording tool.

4 May 2023

MKS Announces Ophir® SWIR Lens, Industry’s First Compact, Low SWaP, Continuous Zoom Lens for 5µm and 10µm SXGA SWIR Detectors

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the Ophir® SWIR & NIR 25-250mm f/5.5 (NFOV) f/4.0 (WFOV) continuous zoom lens at SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing 2023.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 4 May 2023

Teledyne Introduces Shutterless Version of Its Compact Thermal Camera Core

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision technology, is pleased to announce a shutterless version of its MicroCalibir™ Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) compact camera platform.

From Teledyne DALSA 4 May 2023

Analyzing the Process of Neural Networks on Photonic Chips

Neural networks are distributed computing structures that have taken inspiration from the structure of a biological brain and target to achieve cognitive performance similar to that of humans but in a much shorter time.

3 May 2023

IDEX Corporation to Acquire Iridian Spectral Technologies

IDEX Corporation today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Iridian Spectral Technologies (“Iridian”) for cash consideration of 150 million Canadian dollars (“CAD”), subject to customary adjustments.

From Iridian Spectral Technologies 3 May 2023

Analyzing Lithography-Free Reconfigurable Integrated Photonic Processor

Data-heavy technologies have been reformed by photonic chips. This happens on their own or jointly with conventional electronic circuits, such laser-powered devices send and process information at the speed of light, thereby making them a hopeful solution for data-hungry applications of artificial intelligence.

2 May 2023