Applications

A clinical research programme at the VU University Medical Centre of Amsterdam in The Netherlands is using thermal imaging as a diagnostic tool to assess burn wounds

A 4 million Euro Horizon 2020 project aiming to develop a robot for harvesting sweet peppers in greenhouses will begin on 12 February

To ensure traceability of the production process of its SL-Class vehicle, Mercedes-Benz now employs various code reading systems to assign each body part to a specific vehicle at its plant in Bremen, Germany

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have taken a second photograph of the 'Pillars of Creation' - an image of columns of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 7,000 light years from Earth

An MIT spinout, Essess, is helping combat energy waste from homes by providing cars with thermal-imaging rooftop rigs that create heat maps of buildings as they drive by

A software developer has designed a vision system for processing sterile surgical instruments in hospitals, simplifying the packaging process

Imaging technology normally applied to diagnosing medical conditions has been used to help repair a NASA space suit. During the procedure, NASA engineers were able to view live 3D images of the space suit

The Philae robotic probe has touched down on the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at around 16:05 GMT today. Images from the probe will help in studying the comet's surface

Imaging lens technology is being launched into space as part of the biological research project 'Fruit Fly Lab' from NASA's Ames Research Center. The Lab onboard the International Space Station will examine how microgravity affects fruit flies

Players of Basque and Gaelic traditional sports, including pelota, Gaelic football, hurling and camogie, have been recorded using motion capture technologies to document the players' movements