The sun is very far away and extremely hot. In order to study the sun we need specialized equipment that looks at it using different wavelengths. Using different wavelengths provides us with a variety ...

Remote sensing experts from Rochester Institute of Technology are using innovative approaches to help scientists in government and the private sector monitor changes in the Earth’s surface temperature ...

Ocean plastic pollution is one of the greatest environmental challenges facing our planet today. The vastness of the oceans, combined with the complex nature of marine debris, makes it difficult to ...

Scientists created a large open database that uses light patterns to help satellites detect plastic in oceans more accurately from space.

Active sensing encompasses the use of a transmitter and at least one receiver to measure (sense) the transmission or scattering properties of a medium at radio frequencies. In transmission ...

The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded five-year study contracts to six space companies that provide hyperspectral satellite imagery — BlackSky, Orbital Sidekick, Pixxel, Planet, ...

The need for advanced material sensing in applications like medical and industrial. How SWIR devices address material sensing. The continued expansion of intelligent systems in every aspect of society ...

Eye-safe lasers are especially important in parts of Industry and human life. Because the human eye cannot perceive these wavelengths, it can be harmed in a completely unconscious state. This ...