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Laser Innovation to Transform Speed of Technology

Lasers have become a significant part of everyday life. The applications this technology offers are so extensive even the scientists who handle lasers on a daily basis are constantly astonished. Among them is University of Queensland Research Fellow Dr Martin Plöschner from the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE).

13 Sep 2022

Researchers Propose Optical Sensor for In-Vitro Measurements of Engineered Tissue

In a study published in Sensors, researchers proposed a novel embedded sensor for noninvasive in-vitro measurement and continuous monitoring of engineered-muscle-tissue contractility.

13 Sep 2022

Autonomous Geometric Calibration Improves Satellite Image Registration and Relative Geolocation

A study published in Remote Sensing proposed an on-orbit autonomous geometric calibration method based on the multi-angle imaging characteristics of the directional polarimetric camera (DPC) without ground reference data.

13 Sep 2022

Study Develops Novel Technique for the Demodulation of OAM in Optical Underwater Communication

Researchers used the topological charge value of the orbital angular momentum (OAM) for classification labels' identification. They analyzed the ocean turbulence caused by different temperatures and salinity.

13 Sep 2022

Neural Research on Visual Fatigue in Virtual Reality

A recent study published in Brain Sciences investigates the fundamental neural mechanism of stereoscopic visual fatigue in virtual reality.

13 Sep 2022

Optical Coherence Tomography Expands Understanding of Postmortem Tissue Alterations

A study published in Diagnostics investigated and characterized corneal morphological changes that occur in the first 17 hours after death using portable optical coherence tomography. This study will have significant implications in forensic pathology.

12 Sep 2022

Using X-ray Pulsar Observation Data to Estimate Pulsar Rotation Parameters

An experimental analysis based on X-ray pulsar observation offers a new CRLB for pulsar rotation parameters estimation. The study was conducted at the Science and Technology on Space Physics Laboratory in Beijing and a pre-proof report is available on Advances in Space Research.

12 Sep 2022

Efficient Horticultural Image Feature-Matching Algorithm For Accurate Mapping

Research conducted at the College of Optical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, by Professor Yu Liu’s group has shown an image feature-matching algorithm for horticultural images that is superior to earlier methods.

9 Sep 2022

Researchers Propose Two-Step Underwater Image Deblurring Method

A study published in Photonics has proposed a two-step underwater image deblurring method. It enhances image quality by removing backscattered light and deblurs the image via a deep learning model.

9 Sep 2022

Monitoring Snow Cover with Optical Remote Sensing

A recent study published in Remote Sensing investigates the potential of remote sensing time series to anticipate the snow line elevation in the European Alps. The researchers produced snow line elevation time series using data from the entire Landsat archive in 43 Alpine catchments.

9 Sep 2022