SAN FRANCISCO – Washington-based startup Hydrosat is preparing to send its first thermal-infrared instrument into orbit July 8 on SpaceX’s Transporter-11 rideshare flight. The instrument, designed to ...

A passive infrared sensor (PIR sensor) is an electronic sensor that measures infrared (IR) light radiating from objects in its field of view. They are most often used in PIR-based motion detectors.

Out of everything the Trump administration had promised its citizens recently, one task is definitely on track—that of ...

As evidenced by the Covid-19 pandemic, quick and non-invasive techniques to assess body temperature have become necessary. In various locations, including hospitals, airports and schools, non-contact ...

The 3rd Generation FLIR B-Kit will be installed on the Abrams main battle tank to start. (Pfc. Matthew Wantroba/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — RTX, until recently known as Raytheon Technologies, won a ...

In recent years, IR blasters have become a standard part of smart TV systems, but it's not always clear just what these devices are or do. For starters, the IR in the name stands for infrared, which ...

Acoustic MXene plasmons detect weak molecular fingerprints in nanometer-thick films while extending infrared sensing into the short-wave infrared.