Human vision relies on light. After reflecting off surfaces, light enters into the eyes and travels through the cornea and pupil to produce an image on the retina. The eye is sensitive to a broad ...

Accurate and objective measurement and monitoring of light and color is critical in various applications and industries. Each industry has its own requirements and challenges when measuring color and ...

University of Illinois Physics Professor Paul Kwiat and members of his research group have developed a revolutionary new tool for precision measurement at the nanometer scale in scenarios where ...

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has completed significant upgrades to two key instruments serving what the agency calls “critical national needs”. The devices measure ...

In my last installment, I discussed some of the science behind how the human eye actually perceives light—important to know as we continue to strive to deliver to the viewer the highest fidelity ...

In the summer of 1926, an experimental beam of light pierced the night sky between two precisely measured peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains, and science history was made. Virtually unseen by the ...

THE procedure suggested by K. J. McCree 1 under the above heading would only be of use if it were intended to estimate plant growth from the time-integrated values of the transformed light ...

This article appeared in Microwaves & RF and has been published here with permission. L-com recently added to its family of Internet of Things (IoT) light-detection environmental sensors that gauge ...