For decades, the ability to visualize the chemical composition of materials, whether for diagnosing a disease, assessing food ...

Have you ever noticed a small black dot next to the camera on some iPhones and wondered what it does? Even many long-time ...

A contact lens with microscopic line patterns tracks eye position with high precision using only a smartphone camera, ...

Users of iPhone 12 and later may have noticed the black dot near the lens. This is the LiDAR sensor that emits lasers and is ...

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has led the development of a new sensor capable of quickly and ...

Teledyne Flir OEM has introduced a new automotive-qualified thermal camera called Tura, developed to meet functional safety requirements for use in advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous ...

Photodetectors convert light into electrical signals and are essential in technologies ranging from consumer electronics and communications to healthcare. They also play a vital role in scientific ...

Should you spend some time around the less scientifically informed parts of the internet, it’s easy to find “Free power” stories. Usually they’re some form of perpetual motion machine flying in the ...

What if your muscles could do more than just move your body? Imagine flexing your arm to scroll through a webpage or clenching your fist to control a robotic arm. It sounds like something out of a sci ...

For decades, scientists have searched for heavy dark matter particles, but no method has ever been able to detect them. The SWEET project was developed by a team of researchers to detect sugar ...

Scientists have developed a fully transparent skin sensor that accurately measures UV radiation, detecting light and converting it to electrical signals. So when the Sun's rays reach damaging levels, ...

Near-infrared (NIR) light sources have revolutionized multiple fields including biomedical imaging, material analysis, and security screening through their non-destructive detection capabilities.