WASHINGTON, 6 June 2008. The U.S. Navy is looking for infrared sensor technology to enhance the AN/AAR-47 missile warning system to help defend helicopters from small arms fire, anti-aircraft ...

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive method for detecting hotspots in the environment, such as bushfires or military threats, by harnessing the focusing power of meta-optical systems. The key ...

A NASA sensor recently brought a new approach to battling wildfire, providing real-time data that helped firefighters in the field contain a blaze in Alabama. Called AVIRIS-3, which is short for ...

As the U.S. Army produces third-generation forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensors, officials are exploring emerging capabilities that might be integrated into fourth-generation systems. FLIR ...

NATICK, Mass. – U.S. Army infantry experts are reaching out to industry for companies able to develop special camouflage fabric to enable foot soldiers to conceal themselves from a wide variety of ...

Shortwave infrared light (SWIR) sensors are desirable in a broad range of applications, particularly in the service robotics, automotive, and consumer electronics sectors. Colloidal quantum dots tuned ...