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New system performs persistent wide-area aerial surveillance
Visual sensors and an inertial navigation system mounted on a helium balloon can collect high-definition video that is synchronized with metadata.

From locating buried explosive devices to detecting reservoirs of oil, Thomas George discusses the challenges of finding things underground.

29 July 2010
High photocurrent densities are possible with hematite photoelectrodes using only inexpensive, scalable processing techniques.
27 July 2010
State-of-the-art, triple-junction, quantum-dot-enhanced photovoltaic devices exhibit increased output current and increased efficiency.
26 July 2010
The EDFA was a key development in optical communications, fueling an explosion in bandwidth. Payne puts it in context, reviewing early developments and possibilities ahead.
23 July 2010
Whether as used for circuitry for displays and detectors or oxidized to produce emissive materials, graphene promises to advance photonics
22 July 2010
Introducing small obscurations to shadow-isolated flaws on downstream optics helps to protect the high-fluence laser system and enhance operational flexibility.
21 July 2010
 
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