Science news articles about 'infrared radiation'

  • New superlattice structure enables high performance infrared imaging

    ... actively emits long wavelength (around 10 micron) infrared radiation (LWIR). Tracking this ... -II superlattice will become the next generation infrared material replacing MCT technology,” says Razeghi. ...
  • Checking people at airports -- with terahertz radiation

    ... the detector. In order to obtain a sufficiently spectral purity of the THz radiation, a suppression of the infrared radiation of more than nine orders of magnitude is necessary. By using an FT-IR ...
  • The Antennae Galaxies move closer

    ... of the physics needed to explain the observed phenomena. For instance, with the smaller distance its infrared radiation is now that expected of a “standard” early merging event rather than that of an ...
  • How like Earth are alien planets?

    ... for Astrophysics, transits allow us to study the atmosphere of a planet. The difference in the intensity of infrared radiation when the planet passes behind its star can be used to determine the ...
  • ESA satellite assesses damage of Norway's largest fire

    ... Envisat. These twin radiometer sensors work like thermometers in the sky, measuring thermal infrared radiation to take the temperature of Earth's land surfaces. By combining satellite-derived ...
  • Flexible nanoantenna arrays capture abundant solar energy

    ... wavelengths. The nanoantennas' ability to absorb infrared radiation makes them promising cooling devices ... Since objects give off heat as infrared rays, the nanoantennas could collect those rays and re ...
  • Gemini releases historic discovery image of planetary 'first family'

    ... incorporate new technologies that allow large, relatively thin mirrors under active control to collect and focus both optical and infrared radiation from space.
  • A robot inspects wind energy converters

    ... bond with the central strut damaged? The inspection system consists of three elements: An infrared radiator conducts heat to the surface of the rotor blades. A high-resolution thermal camera records ...
  • High pressure yields novel single-element 'compound'

    ... of bands and strong infrared absorption typical of ionic materials. Using intense synchrotron infrared radiation at our beamline, we measured transmission over a very broad wavelength range. The ...
  • Infant galaxies -- small and hyperactive

    ... telescope, the researchers were able to obtain images of a very special kind: they recorded the infrared radiation emitted by J1148+5251 at a specific frequency associated with ionized carbon atoms, ...
  • Laser treatment clinical trial misses primary endpoint

    ... 14.6 hours. The device uses low-energy infrared radiation to painlessly penetrate several centimeters into ... be because the 20-point approach allows infrared beams to cover the area of brain damage from ...
  • Team develops new metamaterial device

    ... of electromagnetic radiation – classified by increasing frequency as radio waves, microwaves, terahertz radiation, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma rays. ...
  • Telltale heat

    ... , the researchers can peer several centimeters into the material. "Because the equipment – the infrared radiator, a camera and a computer – is mobile, we can carry out measurements during production, ...
  • New map hints at Venus's wet, volcanic past

    ... and gives off its heat at night. Besides, different surfaces radiate different amounts of heat at ... Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) instrument captured this infrared radiation during Venus's night-time ...
  • Researchers effectively treat tumors with use of nanotubes

    ... , when non-invasively exposed to laser-generated near-infrared radiation, respond by vibrating, creating heat. If enough heat is conducted, tumor cells near the tubes begin to ...

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