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New Type of Optical Sensor Closely Mimics the Human Eye

Researchers at Oregon State University are making key advances with a new type of optical sensor that more closely mimics the human eye's ability to perceive changes in its visual field.

9 Dec 2020

Portable Device Enables Rapid Detection of Nutrition Deficiency in Plants

Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) have designed a portable optical sensor that can monitor whether a plant is under stress. The device offers farmers and plant scientists a new tool for early diagnosis and real-time monitoring of plant health in field conditions.

9 Dec 2020

In-Fiber Multispectral Optical Sensing for Precise Analysis of Liquid Biological Samples

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Russia and Israel have come up with a new, simple and inexpensive method of testing liquid biological samples that can be further developed to work in clinical settings, including real-time testing during surgery. The paper was published in the journal Light: Science & Applications.

4 Dec 2020

With 95 mm of Range and Up to 2 m Separation, this New Compact Laser Micrometer Offers Much Greater Measurement Flexibility

Precision sensor supplier Micro-Epsilon has extended its optoCONTROL 2520 series of optical laser micrometers with the optoCONTROL 2520-95, which provides double the measuring range (95 mm) of the existing optoCONTROL 2520-46.

From Micro-Epsilon UK Ltd. 25 Nov 2020

Ouster and CronAI Partner to Bring Intelligent 3D Perception to Automated Machines

Deep tech 3D perception platform start-up CronAI has partnered with Ouster, the leading supplier of digital lidar technology, to support Ouster’s current spinning lidar sensors and next-generation solid-state lidar. CronAI’s senseEDGE platform - a self-optimising, 3D data, deep learning edge inference perception processing platform – enables innovators to develop intelligent solutions using 3D sensors to accurately perceive the real world.

12 Nov 2020

Researchers Produce Thin-Film Organic Photodiodes with Color Selectivity

Photodiodes are optical sensors that convert the energy of light into electrical energy.

22 Oct 2020

Point-of-Care System Based on Photonic Sensors Could be Deployed to Detect SARS-CoV-2

Detecting SARS-CoV-2 virus and related antibodies is essential to control the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Oct 2020

World’s Smallest, Highly Sensitive Optical Ultrasound Detector Developed

Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich have developed the world's smallest ultrasound detector.

17 Sep 2020

Flexible Micro LEDs may Pave the Way for Next Generation of Wearable Technology

University of Texas at Dallas researchers and their international colleagues have developed a method to create micro LEDs that can be folded, twisted, cut and stuck to different surfaces.

1 Sep 2020

Glass Blowing Inspires New Class of Quantum Sensors

When Adelaide glass blower Karen Cunningham made art using diamond and glass she had no idea it would inspire a new kind of hybrid material. Now a consortium of scientists, including from RMIT University and University of Adelaide, are using the technology to make a new class of quantum sensors.

12 Aug 2020