Light aircraft often use a heading indicator as a way to know where they’re going. Retired instrumentation engineer [Don Welch] recreated a heading indicator of his own, using cheap ...

The Z-Trak Express 1K5 3D laser profiler for in-line 3D measurement and inspection delivers high-speed 3D inspection with real-time processing, achieving a maximum profile rate of 5,000 profiles per ...

NASA has been practically synonymous with advanced computing for nearly 70 years. To this day, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration continues to accomplish the impossible with computers.

When NASA installed a unique imaging sensor on the outside of the International Space Station, the original intent was to help map the composition of minerals on the Earth's surface. Far from the only ...

In late 2025, scientists reported that for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) ...

UD researchers develop optical method to detect magnetic behavior of antiferromagnets, paving the way for advanced computing and quantum technologies Imagine computer hardware that is blazing fast and ...

A renewable, low impact random laser built from birch leaves and peanuts shows a path to affordable medical diagnostics using fully sustainable materials. (Nanowerk News) Physicists at Umeå University ...

Physicists at Umeå University, in collaboration with researchers in China, have developed a laser made entirely from biomaterials – birch leaves and peanut kernels. The environmentally friendly laser ...

German defense electronics company Rohde & Schwarz is teaming up with manufacturing equipment provider Trumpf to target the growing counter-drone laser weapon market. Munich-based Rohde & Schwarz ...

Global sensor leader ams OSRAM and LED powerhouse Nichia have expanded their two-decade intellectual property (IP) partnership through a new cross-license agreement. Signed by ams OSRAM CEO Aldo ...

Star Wars becomes more than a film franchise title as the British government moves to protect the country's satellites from laser attacks. The £500,000 (US$670,000) investment for new sensor systems ...