Whether you're searing steaks in a cast-iron skillet, calibrating a pizza oven, or checking the temperature on HVAC equipment, a reliable infrared thermometer is a necessity not only for accuracy but ...

Army-led JIATF-401 issued a guide outlining sensor technologies used to detect drone threats and the privacy protections tied to their use.

The Lycan Counter-UAS solution fuses radar, electro-optical/infrared imaging, and radio frequency (RF) sensors to detect and track a wide variety of UAS technologies. The system’s modular design makes ...

A paper card with three sensors mounted on the front. Each sensor has a 3" lead wire attached to either end. Handwritten on card: "3 microns / E-IL Ektron Detectors / Lead Sulphide / ca. 1950 / W-2 / ...

Infrared spectroscopy (IR spectroscopy) is an optical technique that detects molecular bond vibrations and rotations upon absorption of infrared light. Because different chemical functional groups ...

Mid-infrared photonics is the practical application of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between two and approximately twenty micrometres. This region includes a number of so-called water ...

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As drone threats push detection ranges outward, C-UAS performance is increasingly decided at the limits of visibility—where ...

The Army-led Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has released a new public guide explaining how counter-UAS detection technologies work and how they are designed t ...