Pictured, right: Block's LaserWarn is an open-path chemical detection system that identifies chemical threats in seconds. Southborough, MA, USA – Smiths Detection Inc. alongside Block MEMS, LLC (Block ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a new program which seeks to enable quantum-level infrared (IR) detection at room temperature. The IR spectrum is a vast information ...

(Nanowerk News) Research groups from Southeast University and Nanjing Normal University Achieve New Milestones in High-Performance Room Temperature Infrared Detection A research team led by Professors ...

Block MEMS, the Massachusetts company specializing in photonics-based threat detection technologies, has been awarded $10.7 million under the US Intelligence Advanced Research Programs Activity (IARPA ...

The demand for multifunctional, flexible, and high-strength ultra-thin films is rapidly increasing to meet the continuous advancements in electronic technology, thermal management, and aerospace ...

Mosquito-borne diseases affect hundreds of millions of people every year, with a disproportionate impact on the developing world. One mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, is a primary vector of viruses ...

A researcher has developed a new technique to detect long wave infrared (LWIR) photons of different wavelengths or 'colors.' The new detection and imaging technique will have applications in analyzing ...

Lockheed Martin’s vaunted F-22 air superiority fighter is set to receive a new passive threat-detection system meant to increase survivability. The military airframer received a $270 million contract ...

(Nanowerk News) What do motion detectors, self-driving cars, chemical analyzers and satellites have in common? They all contain detectors for infrared (IR) light. At their core and besides readout ...