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Dancing with the Light: A New Way to Make Crystals Bend by Shining Light

Generating mechanical motion in crystals using light or heat has increasingly become the focus of materials scientists.

29 Jul 2021

New Zealand Aviation Security Service to Introduce UV Light Tray Disinfection with Smiths Detection

Smiths Detection today announced with New Zealand Aviation Security Service that it has completed deployment of 18 units of its new Ultraviolet light tray disinfection kit to help enhance public health and safety at airports across the country.

From Smiths Detection Group Ltd. 20 Jul 2021

New Method to Use Fluorescence to Detect Hydrocarbons and Pesticides in Water

Detecting pesticides and hydrocarbons in water in real-time could be achieved by shining a light beam into potentially contaminated water samples.

16 Jul 2021

Exposure to Light with Less Blue Before Sleep is Better for Energy Metabolism

At night, prolonged exposure to light could have negative impacts on human health. However, Japanese scientists have currently found a new kind of light with very few consequences for physiological variations during sleep.

12 Jul 2021

Narita International Airport Selects Smiths Detection’s Automatic Tray Disinfection Technology for Safer Travel

Narita International Airport is Japan’s busiest airport and the first to acquire the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) implemented by Airports Council International.

From Smiths Detection Group Ltd. 1 Jul 2021

Simple Calibration Strategy Enables Precise STED Imaging at Higher Tissue Depths

Light--and all waves--can bend around the corners of obstacles found along its path. Because of this phenomenon, called diffraction, it is impossible to focus light onto a spot that is smaller than half its wavelength.

16 Jun 2021

New Technology may Change the Landscape for Night Vision Forever

Researchers from The Australian National University have developed new technology that allows people to see clearly in the dark, revolutionising night-vision.

16 Jun 2021

New Method can Help Create Electrically Controlled Mirrors for Advanced Devices

Scientists have developed a new method to dynamically change the liquid metal surface between reflecting and scattering states.

15 Jun 2021

Free 3-in-1 Online Event on the IDS Vision Channel on June 24th at 2 p.m.

For the successful implementation of image processing applications, it is not only important to choose the right camera and a suitable image sensor.

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 9 Jun 2021

New Technique may Lead to Flexible, More Efficient Light-Emitting Materials

An international research team has devised a new method that could be used for making low-cost, more efficient light-emitting materials that are flexible and can be printed using ink-jet methods.

8 Jun 2021