Imaging

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How Researchers Fit A Blu-Ray Of Data Onto A Millimeter Of Glass

4:00PM August 17, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Researchers at Southampton University have devised a way to bend light passing through a glass wafer that reads 50GB of data in the same way that fibre optic cable does. More »

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Australian Airports Host ‘TeraHertz Energy’ Body Scanner Demo

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10:49AM July 27, 2011 | Danny Allen

Wait, they’re reading our auras now? Apparently we all naturally produce ‘terahertz energy’, which ThruVision’s TS4 uses to screen people in motion at up to 15m away. The imaging system picks up explosives, liquids, narcotics, weapons and plastics hidden under clothing without revealing body details. More »

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Coming Soon To A UAV Above You: Cameras That See Everything

7:00AM June 30, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

In the lead up to Osama bin Laden having his head vented by Seal Team 6, his compound was monitored by a cadre of satellite-mounted hyperspectral imaging devices. These wide-band imagers are now being adapted for use in UAVs. More »

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This Microscope Can Detect Skin Cancer

1:40PM May 6, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Based on innovations from the last year, everything in the future will detect cancer. E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G. The latest to promise this ability is a microscope developed by the ever-innovative Fraunhofer Institute, capable of imaging a suspcious area of skin for melanomas. More »

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Hyperspectral Imaging Helped Kill Osama Bin Laden. What Is It?

2:00AM May 5, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Killing ol’ OBL wasn’t just the work of SEAL Team 6 – the beyond-badasses had a cadre of support staff backing them up behind the scenes, including classified hyperspectral imaging device experts. So, uh, what does that mean? More »

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The Mars Odyssey Orbiter Launched 10 Years Ago

2:40AM April 8, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

10 years ago today, on April 7, 2001, NASA launched the 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter into the sky. Its name alluding to Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke’s seminal story of space exploration, the Odyssey was equipped with spectrometers and electronic imaging systems in hopes of finding evidence of water or volcanic activity on Mars. Last December, after over 3,300 days of continuous operation, it became the longest serving spacecraft investigating the Red Planet. More »

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X-Rays Reveal Perfectly Preserved 300-Year-Old Pocket Watch

12:40PM October 12, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

It looks like some crusty old rock, but this is actually an exquisite 17th century pocketwatch. And now, state of the art x-rays have revealed that its 300-year-old mechanisms are still perfectly intact inside its rusting shell. More »

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The Titanic Gets Its Most Thorough Scan Ever

7:00AM August 20, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The RMS Titanic has been sitting on the ocean floor since 1912, but scientists think we’ve only really surveyed 50 per cent of the wreckage. A new expedition, using the most cutting-edge imaging technology available, will “virtually raise” the entire ship. More »

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Laser Backpack Builds Instant Virtual Interiors

2:15AM August 12, 2010 | Sam Biddle

A UC Berkley team has built a giant room-scanning backpack, brimming with lasers and cameras, that can map an interior and generate a 3D model. The potential utility for services like Google Maps is huge, but also, laser backpack. More »

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Video: iStetho Turns Your iPhone Into A Stethoscope

11:44PM November 18, 2009 | Danny Allen

It’s only intended for recreational use, but this feels like another step towards a real-life tricorder. A new start-up called RidRx is selling an adaptor that connects stethoscopes to the iPhone/iPod touch and uses their app for fancy spectral imaging. More »