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Gigapixel array to map Milky Way

26 July 2010
The largest focal plane array ever sent into space is under construction by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of its galaxy mapping mission, Gaia

Earliest multicellular life discovered using X-ray inspection

News image26 July 2010
A research team at the Université de Poitiers, France has discovery what is thought to be the earliest evidence of a multicellular organism using computed tomography

Billboard simulation turns to machine vision

News image26 July 2010
Fashion retailer Forever 21 has included a 61-foot high real-time digital billboard utilising machine vision technology as part of its new 90,000 sq ft flagship store in New York City's Times Square

Imaging sensors in mission to study the Sun

21 June 2010
CCD imaging sensors have been launched into space onboard the CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) microsatellite Picard, on its 2-3 year mission to study the Sun

Bottle packaging efficiency improved with vision sensors

News image14 June 2010
A major beverage manufacturer has implemented an optical system to automate the high-speed packaging of its bottled drinks