Researchers have created a plasmon laser detector that can sniff out tiny traces of airborne molecules of explosives. The sensor detected both DNT and ammonium nitrate at concentrations below one part ...

Leading sensor manufacturer OPTEX has announced the roll out of its outdoor and high-resolution indoor laser sensor RLS-2020S, complementing its next-generation REDSCAN mini sensor that features a ...

The Redscan RLS-2020 series from Optex is a next generation short range laser scan detector that provides accurate motion detection for indoor and outdoor security applications. It expands the current ...

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From autonomous vehicles to optical testing, these sensors bring high performance infrared detection into real-world systems.

Food and beverage applications make use of a range of sensor technologies. Here’s a brief look at laser displacement sensors. The DS1100 laser-displacement sensor from Cognex, released in March 2013, ...

Based on customer feedback, greenTEG further developed the gRAY Laser Power Detector portfolio to make system integration even easier. With the compact and robust gRAY bare die detectors powers down ...

These electronic copilots can pick up speed traps, red-light cameras, and more.

To shrink size and power consumption for wearables, Rohm has turned to lasers for a short-range proximity detector. Built around a vcsel (vertical cavity surface-emitting laser), RPR-0720 measures ...

Mid-infrared spectroscopy is one of the main techniques for chemical sensing. Molecules can be identified through their unique pattern of absorption lines, which give rise to the ‘fingerprint region’ ...

Berkeley — New technology under development at the University of California, Berkeley, could soon give bomb-sniffing dogs some serious competition. A team of researchers led by Xiang Zhang, UC ...