UK police to trial new forensic footwear identification process
Forensic experts in the U.K. are taking new steps to identify criminals caught on CCTV using the shoes they are wearing.
Nov 27, 2023
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A new dataset of Arctic images will spur artificial intelligence research
As the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) icebreaker Healy takes part in a voyage across the North Pole this summer, it is capturing images of the Arctic to further the study of this rapidly changing region. Lincoln Laboratory researchers ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Advance in flexible photodetector could improve monitoring of greenhouse gases
There will soon be a new tool to fight global warming with the development of lightweight flexible light sensors that can simultaneously image across a wide spectral range, from the visible to the infrared, with minimal optical ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers: We've created a new lens that could take thermal cameras out of spy films and put them in your back pocket
Like something out of a spy movie, thermal cameras make it possible to "see" heat by converting infrared radiation into an image. They can detect infrared light given off by animals, vehicles, electrical equipment and even ...
Jun 8, 2023
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'Night-time solar' technology can now deliver power in the dark
UNSW researchers have made a major breakthrough in renewable energy technology by producing electricity from so-called "night-time" solar power.
May 17, 2022
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Robotics
Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs
During the current coronavirus pandemic, one of the riskiest parts of a health care worker's job is assessing people who have symptoms of COVID-19. Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital hope to reduce that ...
Aug 31, 2020
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Transparent, reflective objects now within grasp of robots
Kitchen robots are a popular vision of the future, but if a robot of today tries to grasp a kitchen staple such as a clear measuring cup or a shiny knife, it likely won't be able to. Transparent and reflective objects are ...
Jul 14, 2020
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Developing AI robots for healthcare
A robot that can measure the body temperature of people, for example in the waiting rooms of the hospital, is under development by researchers at Umeå University and the University Hospital of Umeå.
May 4, 2020
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New coating hides temperature change from infrared cameras
An ultrathin coating developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers upends a ubiquitous physics phenomenon of materials related to thermal radiation: The hotter an object gets, the brighter it glows.
Dec 18, 2019
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Novel camera system could provide cost-effective way to monitor crop temperatures
A hot plant is an early warning sign of an under-watered, unhealthy plant, which makes monitoring crop temperatures a priority for many farmers. But to do so, they need the right equipment. Infrared cameras can detect heat ...
Aug 1, 2019
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