Making regular landscapes seem psychedelic and alien, infrared photography is currently undergoing a resurgence in popularity as digital cameras have allowed a new generation to experiment with capturing different infrared wavelengths.
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Poachers typically hunt at night, which is why drone-mounted infrared cameras are being used to spot them. The problem is, it can be difficult to tell humans from animals in the videos. Scientists from USC are making the job easier, using artificial intelligence.
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Radiation exposure leaves astronauts with an increased risk of cancer and other diseases. Now a team from Australian National University has developed a new nanomaterial that could protect space travelers with a thin film that dynamically reflects harmful radiation.
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For the first time, scientists at ICFO have managed to create a digital imaging sensor that can capture ultraviolet, infrared and visible light at the same time. What wonder materials are behind this breakthrough? No prizes for guessing it’s two of the usual suspects: graphene and quantum dots.
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The European Southern Observatory has released an enormous 43,223 x 38,236 pixel view of one of the Milky Way’s closest galactic neighbors – the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Due to its proximity to Earth, the SMC is a prime target for studies aimed at improving our understanding of alien galaxies.
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Consumer-grade 3D scanners tend to only handle small items, or scan with a low resolution. Now Fraunhofer has unveiled its new 3D scanner that uses infrared rays to capture objects and people in more detail, snapping up to 36 three-dimensional images per second.
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Wi-Fi works by sending information via radio waves, but systems that rely on light have the potential to achieve much faster speeds. A new system uses infrared rays beamed from antennas to reach data transfer rates of over 40 Gbps, regardless of how many devices are hooking into the network.
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When it comes to eye exams, nobody likes getting the pupil-dilating eye drops. Thanks to a compact new camera being developed at the University of Illinois and Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Eye & Ear, however, those drops may become a thing of the past.
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On cold days at the computer, we can rug up in sweaters or blankets, but by design our hands need to be free to bang away at the keyboard. The Envavo Heatbuff is a small heater that sits just above your keyboard and warms your hands, apparently without heating up your keyboard or the unit itself.
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A new flexible material can block various portions of the electromagnetic spectrum while allowing others through. The material has the potential to improve solar cell efficiencies and create window coatings that not only let in visible light and keep out heat, but also block electromagnetic signals.
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