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Quantum Technology: A major innovation driver of 21st century
For Dr. Ulrich Simon, Head of Research & Technology at the ZEISS Group, quantum technologies are becoming increasingly important. At this year's ZEISS Symposium "Optics in the Quantum World," he emphasized that... -
HyperScout Successfully Captures Its First Images from Space
HyperScout, the first miniaturized hyperspectral camera in space, has captured its first images. Developed by an international consortium led by cosine, HyperScout was launched into space on 2 February 2018. The images are... -
Autonomous Aerial Robots from Exyn Technologies
Originating from the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Labs, Exyn Technologies has commercialized groundbreaking research to build its proprietary AI software, exynAI, technology from the ground-up. Today, Exyn... -
Endoscope Inspects Gas Turbine Blades While in Operation
Resolve Optics has supplied several high temperature Short Wavelength Infrared (SWIR) endoscopic viewing systems to enable inspection of the blades in a gas turbine while in operation. Today, gas turbines are one of the most... -
VISION 2018: Hyperspectral imaging creates new machine vision markets
Machine vision is one of the strongest growing industries in German and European mechanical engineering. According to the latest figures from the VDMA in Germany, the companies in this industrial sector generated 18 percent more... -
ASV Global, BMT Partner to Advance Safe Autonomous Navigation
ASV Global (ASV) is leading a new £1.2-million (~$1.7-million) research project in partnership with BMT to enhance the safety and reliability of autonomous navigation. The project team will use deep learning machine vision... -
Fast and Ultraprecise: Processing optics with laser beam figuring
After having developed laser polishing, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen, Germany, has now also developed an ablative process for the ultraprecise machining of optics. Laser Beam Figuring (LBF) enables...
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Choosing Lenses for Stereo Camera Applications
Stereo cameras perceive the world in a manner similar to humans; this similarity allows machines using stereo technology to perform and interact like human partners. Robots equipped with a stereo camera can grasp objects autonomously, without the... -
Embedded Vision Solutions
Embedded vision is a term that has been used for decades. According to the Embedded Vision Alliance, embedded vision refers to the practical use of computer vision in machines that understand their environment through visual means. While the term... -
NICE Solution Enables Sophisticated Software Security
Surveillance systems are widely deployed across the globe in many disparate environments to monitor the behavior of people. CCTV (closed-circuit television) cameras were the first types of security cameras to be adopted, but newer systems are now... -
Analyzing Performance for Laser Additive Manufacturing
Recently, a new emerging technology of metal 3D printing or LAM (Laser Additive Manufacturing) is recognized as the new advantageous process for metal parts manufacturing. For this application, lasers play a significant role because they can focus... -
Optical Communications in the Home
Over the last few years, household demand for high speed and hyper-efficient optical communications technology has continued to rise - and companies around the world continue to strive to keep up with expectations. One such company is... -
Lidar Coatings Take Many Forms
Lidar is enjoying a resurgence as autonomous vehicles leave the development lab and begin to hit the roadways. But lidar actually encompasses a much more varied range of applications and optical designs, each with their own unique optical coating... -
Testing Solar Panels with Thermal Imaging Cameras
In the field of research and development, thermal imaging cameras are an established tool for evaluating solar cells and panels. However, the use of thermal imaging cameras for solar panel evaluation is not restricted to the field of...
