You can't see, feel, hear, taste or smell them, but tiny particles from space are constantly raining down on us.

Photoelectric sensors and light curtain sensors are among the most commonly used sensing devices in factories. Photoelectric ...

FMCW lidar offers mobile robots better precision for navigation at scale in complex environments, says Voyant Photonics' CEO.

Scientists use acoustic waves and condensed matter physics to detect proteins and cancer cells, sidestepping the limits of traditional miniaturization. (Nanowerk News) At the heart of every camera is ...

At the heart of every camera is a sensor, whether that sensor is a collection of light-detecting pixels or a strip of 35-millimeter film. But what happens when you want to take a picture of something ...

Two new peer-reviewed papers claim thousands of unexplained light flashes in vintage Palomar telescope images show statistical ties to nuclear tests and UFO reports. Not everyone agrees with the paper ...

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During a routine rover mission, NASA captured an image of a strange, reflective object protruding from the Martian surface. At first glance, it appeared artificial, sparking global speculation about ...

For decades, astronomers have been aware of something weird lurking on old, 1950s-era photographic plates: starlike flashes of light (called “transients”) that appear from nowhere and vanish just as ...