December 2008/January 2009

Warren Clark charts the march of the CMOS sensor as it continues to steal ground from its CCD rival

Fingerprints and irises provide a unique reference point to verify a person's identity in security and access control applications. Greg Blackman looks at the uses of biometric measurements

Gemma Church looks at how image processing is taking advantage of multicore computing to increase processing speeds

High-speed cameras are finding uses in an increasing number of applications, not least to provide spectacular footage on our television sets. Greg Blackman sets about explaining the technology