The Israeli start up company Sirica has developed a unique infrared detector that enables low cost, high performance infrared imaging. The detector requires no cooling and no vacuum packaging, making infrared vision and imaging devices available to the masses. Car ...
Microsensors to Measure Pollutants on Site
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have recently developed a miniature sensor that can measure air and water pollution levels. The sensor utilizes polymer membranes deposited on a tiny silicon disk to measure various pollutants present the air and ...
Sony Blurs the Line Between Video and Stills
Sony has developed a prototype of a new image sensor, CMOS (or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) sensor, which should provide continuous imaging from all pixels at the high frame rate of 60 frames per second. The new high-speed CMOS sensor is ...
SkyWatcher is Watching from Above
A Maryland based company is developing a new type of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) that can also be manned if necessary. The new aircraft also has the ability to operate in groups of up to 12 air vehicles, allowing for ...
Implanted Biosensors Track Vital Signs
A biosensor developed in Clemson University, South Carolina, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, will be able to transmit information regarding blood lactate and glucose levels of a wounded soldier or of other injured patients. The biochip will be ...
