WASHINGTON — The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded BlackSky a contract worth up to $99 million to develop a large optical imaging payload intended for future space-based intelligence systems.

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer worldwide, and early detection is key to successful treatment. While traditional methods rely on visual inspection and biopsy, researchers are developing ...

A space camera optical system based on an off-axis four-mirror freeform design is one such solution, offering a 70° ultra-wide field of view from a 640 km orbital altitude. This system is an ideal ...

The modulation transfer function (MTF) is a critical metric for assessing the performance of optical imaging systems, providing a quantitative measure of how effectively these systems transfer ...

LICORbio, formerly LI-COR Biotechnology, a global pioneer in life science instrumentation, recently launched a pair of brand-new Odyssey® F biomolecular imaging systems. Both models will provide ...

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a leading-edge imaging technology that is transforming medical diagnostics and research. It provides high-resolution cross-sectional images of biological tissues, ...

Imaging spectroscopic ellipsometry delivers nanometer-level sensitivity and spatial resolution, addressing the limitations of conventional metrology techniques.

Astrolight CEO Laurynas Mačiulis explains how laser satellite communication could ease spectrum congestion, increase data capacity, and raise new engineering and policy questions for space ...

In a breakthrough that could reshape global surveillance, Chinese scientists have developed the world’s most advanced spy ...

In recent advancements in life sciences, optical microscopy has played a crucial role in acquiring high-quality three-dimensional structural and functional information. However, the quality of 3D ...

Line-field confocal optical coherence tomography (LC-OCT) captures high-resolution images of skin tissue at the cellular level, and then confocal Raman microspectroscopy analyzes the chemical makeup ...