Block MEMS, a developer of quantum cascade laser (QCL)-based infrared detection systems, has been awarded a $3.5M contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA), as part of its SIGMA+ ...

Southborough, MA, USA – Smiths Detection Inc. alongside Block MEMS, LLC (Block) have been selected by The (U.S.) Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Joint Program Executive Office for ...

The work published in the Opto-Electronic Advances journal reveals that in both the amorphous (aIST) and crystalline (cIST) ...

The detection of weak light in the near-infrared region and improvement of sensitivity are indispensable for the advancement in optical communication technology, medical diagnosis, environmental ...

The infrared detector circuit may be powered by just about any standard 9V compact battery or a wall adaptor capable of supplying 9VDC at about 100mA.The only setting up required is to adjust the 100K ...

The researchers also investigated how cloudy exoplanet atmospheres could affect giant planet detection, since clouds can block infrared light. They generated a grid of models with both cloudy and ...