02.26.22 -- Spotlight on Hyperspectral Imaging | The Quest For Life On Mars

From individual component temperature measurement to thermal dynamics across a PCB, camera-based thermal imaging provides a cost-effective, accurate, and versatile solution.

Over the past several years, the fields of aesthetic medicine, surgery, and cosmetics have been revolutionized by laser technology. With the development of their innovative laser systems, Asclepion Laser Technologies contributes greatly to patient well-being and faster healing.

Queensgate, a division of Prior Scientific Ltd., manufactures piezo-driven nanopositioning stages, piezo actuators, and capacitive sensors. These provide core building blocks for cutting-edge scientific instrumentation and are used in diverse fields such as optics, microscopy, and metrology.

Traditional methods of mapping surface mines have inherent challenges to obtaining data with enough detail to allow effective tactical and strategic decision-making. Hyperspectral infrared imaging eliminates the problems.

By using the 1.05 µm central wavelength, instrumentation companies are now developing systems to image deeper through the retina into the blood vessel layer (called the choroid) to diagnose eye diseases and monitor treatment.

The Curiosity rover has been running reliably on Mars for many years and to this day, it is still providing data. While it could not discover current life forms, the basic question whether Mars could have once supported an environment for primitive life forms was a clear “yes."

This Q&A covers basic PIN photodiode characteristics as well as their applications. 

Understand the differences between a front surface mirror and other types of mirrors, as well as the benefits of using a front surface mirror. 

PG&O's finished infrared (IR) optics are designed for a range of applications, including biomedical, industrial, military/defense, homeland security, surveillance, and more. These optics operate from 0.75 µm, the near-infrared (NIR), out to 15 µm, the longwave-infrared (LWIR) spectrum.