When combined with air drying, shortwave-infrared can be used to detect active dental cavities. This is possible because active cavities are porous and hold more water, which affects the infrared measurements around the affected area as the tooth dries. (Image: Chang et al.)
Active cavities are porous and hold more water, influencing the infrared measurements around the affected area as the tooth dries
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Chinese firms shipped 38% of thermal imagers globally in 2022, according to a new report from Yole Intelligence
Teledyne Flir, AEye and Movyon are among the vision exhibitors at Intertraffic 2022, from 29 March to 1 April in Amsterdam
Lab setup demonstrating the MWIR 3D measurement principle. Credit: Fraunhofer IOF
The 3D sensor developed by scientists at Fraunhofer IOF combines a CO2 laser with two thermal cameras
Teledyne Flir introduces two families of X-series thermal imaging scientific cameras, the X858x and X698x. It has also added to its polarised Blackfly S GigE camera lineup
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Sales of thermography units rose by 426 per cent from 2019 to 2020, according to the European Photonics Industry Consortium. Chinese market share increased from 15 to 63 per cent
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Owl's thermal ranging technology was initially designed to track missiles, but has been adapted for driver assistance systems to detect pedestrians
Ceres T 1280 has been announced as the new thermographic long-wave infrared camera from Xenics
The full constellation will have the ability to measure the heat signature of any building multiple times a day, giving insights into building heat loss, activity and insulation
Micro-Epsilon has introduced a thermal imaging camera with Ethernet interface and automatic hotspot finder function
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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...
CCD374 for Sentinel-4 Earth observation satellite. Credit: ESA
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
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Clever manipulation of light is allowing researchers to image deeper into tissue to ultimately further our understanding of the brain. Abigail Williams investigates
One of SweGreen's eight vertical farm units that it operates across Sweden. Credit: SweGreen
Automation, lighting regimes, and hyperspectral imaging are unlocking vertical farming’s full potential, finds Benjamin Skuse
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There’s a renaissance underway in shortwave infrared imaging as thin-film photodetectors come online. Tim Hayes reports
