New technology under development at UC Berkeley could soon give bomb-sniffing dogs some serious competition. A team of researchers led by Xiang Zhang, UC Berkeley professor of mechanical engineering, ...

The Redscan RLS-2020 series from Optex is a next generation short range laser scan detector that provides accurate motion detection for indoor and outdoor security applications. It expands the current ...

Infrared laser beams are absorbed differently by different molecules and so are well-suited for analyzing liquids and gases. This effect can for example be used to measure the oxygen concentration in ...

A future Apple Watch or iPhone may warn users about poisonous gas or pollen in the local environment, with Apple coming up with ways to reliably sense the air using a combination of lasers and other ...

Research scientist and entrepreneur Sverre Dokken believes laser-based remote sensing has big potential in the maritime domain. But what is LADAR, who’s it for and what are the key benefits? “Our ...

Enough landmines are buried underground worldwide to circle Earth twice at the equator, but the identification and removal of these explosives is costly and time-consuming. Vyacheslav Aranchuk, ...

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Protect workers and equipment at oil and gas plants. Gas detection systems are meant to protect workers in oil and gas plants by warning them if there is a toxic or combustible gas leak. Smart sensors ...

Dyson V12 Detect Slim was launched in India on Monday. This is Dyson’s first laser technology based cordless vacuum cleaner that is said to be capable of detecting particles as small as 10 microns.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted into space on Thursday night carrying the US military's secretive X-37B drone. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is still six months away from launch, but the latest rumours ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping to pave a path for the eventual discovery ...