From The Editor

  1. Russia Turns To Fiber Optic Drones, Ukraine Looks For Response 3/3/2025

    Last summer, Russia responded to Ukraine’s advance into the Kursk region by introducing fiber optic-guided, radio-jamming-resistant drones. This marked the first known use of such weapons in combat.

  2. Hyperspectral Imaging: A New Tool In Mexico's Search For The Disappeared 2/27/2025

    Geospatial tech, including hyperspectral imaging, aids Mexico’s buscadoras in locating clandestine graves, offering hope to families of the disappeared.

  3. McGill Researcher Uses LiDAR To Reveal 600-Year-Old City In Mexican Jungle 2/25/2025

    A groundbreaking LiDAR study has uncovered the full scale of Guiengola, a vast 15th-century Zapotec city in Oaxaca, Mexico, hidden beneath dense vegetation for centuries.

  4. Are We There Yet? Getting To Mars In 30 Days 2/19/2025

    The creation of a laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator serves as a monumental step in reducing the time it will take to travel to Mars.

  5. AI-Powered Raman Spectroscopy Revolutionizes Drug Detection In Blood 2/14/2025

    Scientists discovered a method for detecting cardiovascular drugs in blood that provides a rapid and precise analysis technique with significant potential for real-time clinical diagnostics.

  6. NASA Is Making Spectroscopy More Efficient And Affordable 2/11/2025

    NASA has long been at the forefront of technological innovation and spectrometry has not been immune to the space agency’s touch.

  7. How Computer Vision Makes Drones Better 2/6/2025

    The integration of computer vision into drone technology has significantly enhanced their performance, making them more autonomous, efficient, and capable of handling complex tasks across various industries.

  8. How LLNL Used Scientific Techniques – Including Spectrometry – To Catch A Serial Killer 2/4/2025

    When authorities hit a roadblock investigating a suspected serial killer they turned to researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for help. Here’s how those researchers helped put the “Angel of Death” behind bars.

  9. Inside The Insect-Eye-Inspired Camera Capable Of Capturing 9,120 FPS 1/24/2025

    Super-fast insect eye-inspired camera shoots 9,120 fps in 40 times darker light. The camera has an incredibly slim profile, measuring less than one millimeter thick.

  10. Biophotonics: Keeping Astronauts Safe And Diagnosing Sleep Apnea 1/22/2025

    Biophotonics is used in imaging, sensing, and therapy to diagnose disease, reduce the risk of infection, and observe brain activity. Now it is being used to keep astronauts healthy and diagnose and treat sleep apnea.