The first room-temperature light detector that can sense the full infrared spectrum has the potential to put heat vision technology into a contact lens. Unlike comparable mid- and far-infrared ...

Plants experience stress as a result of growing under non-optimal conditions. For example, too little water or low temperatures lead to clear responses such as wilting or defoliation. But exposure to ...

A review is made of the physics and technology of spectrally selective thermal detectors, especially those operating at non-cryogenic temperatures. The background radiation noise fluctuations are ...

Researchers have long sought to develop multifunctional stealth materials capable of evading detection across different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. However, achieving compatible stealth ...

The explosive growth of data has exacerbated information security challenges, driving widespread attention to encryption technology as a critical component for information security. To enhance the ...

Due to their unique properties for applications in battery technology, semiconductors, photovoltaics, and a number of other areas, 2D materials research is a very important emerging field. 2D ...

Are you in need of a method that can measure the thermal infrared radiation emitted from a surface? Why not see what Knight Optical can offer you. Our Germanium windows are not only used in IR sensors ...

Photothermal AFM-IR, or AFM-IR, is an analytical method used for chemical identification in a materials sample at the nanoscale. AFM-IR incorporates both the nanoscale spatial resolution of atomic ...

Photothermal AFM-IR, commonly referred to as AFM-IR, is an analytical technique used to understand the chemistry of a material at the nanoscale. It combines the nanoscale spatial resolution of atomic ...