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TDI CCDs are still the sensors of choice for demanding applications
Despite continuing advances in CMOS technology, inherent CCD advantages such as noiseless charge transfer and high SNR, as well as the unique features of time-delay integration (TDI) present a case for continued dominance of CCD sensors in challenging environments. Read more >>    
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Hybrid photodiodes promise cost-effective short-wave IR imaging
A combination of organic and inorganic nanoscale materials, along with solution processing, enables a tunable imager for short-wave infrared imaging. Read more >>
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Solid-state photon detector has low crosstalk
A silicon photomultiplier with two forms of crosstalk suppression is a nearly ideal photon detector for industry, nuclear medicine, and research. Read more >>
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Imaging faster than ever
For any high-speed camera system, the sensor is very much at the core of its capabilities. Today, advanced CMOS-based camera sensors enable frame rates of one million frames per second. Read more >>
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New technique tests digital-camera sensitivity
A collaborative effort by researchers in several countries has resulted in a new optical method to measure the sensitivity and quantum efficiency of each pixel in color digital single-lens-reflex (DSLR) cameras. Read more >>
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NASA chooses Boston Micromachines for two Phase I space-imaging projects
Boston Micromachines Corporation (Cambridge, MA) was selected by NASA for two Phase 1 contracts. The SBIR awards are for approximately $200,000 in contracts to further space-imaging research. Read more >>
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Andor acquires Biplane and its medical imaging products
Andor Technology (Belfast, Northern Ireland) acquired Bitplane (Zurich, Switzerland) and its interactive microscopy image-analysis products for the medical and life sciences; the lineup complements Andor's scientific digital cameras, spectrographs, and microscopy systems. Read more >>
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Polymer photodetectors span the 300 to 1450 nm range
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, CBrite (Goleta, CA), and South China University of Technology (Guangzhou, China) have extended the range up to 1450 nm by using a small-bandgap semiconducting polymer blended with a fullerene derivative. Read more >>
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