Thermal Imaging

Continuing its busy product release schedule, Chinese frone manufacturer DJI has teamed up with thermal imaging specialists FLIR to develop a new camera called the DJI Zenmuse XT.

BAE Systems is developing a combination night vision and thermal imaging system that not only allows soldiers to rapidly acquire and engage targets in all weather and lighting, but also to remotely aim their weapons without looking through the sights.

Thermal imaging cameras tend to be bulky ... and very pricey. California-based Seek Thermal is aiming to bring thermal imaging into the consumer realm with its thermal camera smartphone accessory.

Night-vision security cameras could be getting a lot less costly, thanks to the discovery that their lenses can be made from silicon. Ordinarily, thermal infrared camera lenses are made from materials such as germanium and chalcogenide, which are much more expensive.

Augmented reality company Metaio is developing "Thermal Touch," a technology that combines infrared and visible light cameras to detect the heat signature from your fingers and turn any object into a touchscreen.

Researchers at the Multimedia University (MMU) in Malaysia have developed an omnidirectional thermal visualizer that provides a 360-degree view of the area under surveillance enabling authorities at airports and borders to monitor more than one lane at a time

Technological advances aren't just about making new devices. Many times it's more a matter of taking an existing device and improving on it. A case in point is Raytheon’s new thermal imaging chip that the company says will be so small and cheap, that it may make the humble flashlight obsolete.

A team of researchers from the University of Michigan (U-M) have created an ultrathin graphene-based light detector that has the potential to put infrared heat detecting technology into a contact lens.

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced two new products at CES designed to put thermal imaging into the hands of consumers. The first is an OEM module, while the second is an iPhone attachment that makes use of said module.

DARPA is working on a five-micron LWIR camera that is small enough to be carried by individual soldiers.

The IR-Blue is a thermal imaging module for iOS and Android smartphones.

A theoretically perfect optical absorber has been invented and demonstrated by researchers at Harvard University.