Deep learning has helped to make great strides in machine vision technology, but there are additional data-centric tools that can help new applications come to life. Find out more...
April/May 2022

Embedded gets the edge
A roundup of some of the latest embedded vision technology
Heart of glass
Tim Hayes provides a window into how to find defects in glass

Mathias Bochow, GFZ Helmholtz Centre, Potsdam, is working on the Trace project to track marine plastic. Credit: Frank Schweikert, Aldebaran Marine Research & Broadcast (www.aldebaran.org/en/)
The hyperspectral view from space
Abigail Williams speaks to scientists tracking marine plastic using satellite spectral imagery
Predictive cities
Tim Reynolds finds out how vision and AI algorithms are making cities safer
VDMA backs Russia sanctions
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, on how the mechanical engineering sector could be affected by the war in Ukraine
Intel-Tower deal shines light on machine vision
Greg Blackman examines the importance of Tower foundries to machine vision sensor firms, following Intel’s acquisition

Latest issue
The different requirements of industrial and space imaging have led to distinct sensor development paths that diverge and intersect in interesting ways, as Benjamin Skuse finds out
Clever manipulation of light is allowing researchers to image deeper into tissue to ultimately further our understanding of the brain. Abigail Williams investigates
Automation, lighting regimes, and hyperspectral imaging are unlocking vertical farming’s full potential, finds Benjamin Skuse
There’s a renaissance underway in shortwave infrared imaging as thin-film photodetectors come online. Tim Hayes reports