Read article: Single-photon LIDAR system images 3D objects underwater
New sensor works in real time and could have applications in off-shore engineering, marine archaeology and defence
Read article: Silicon photomultipliers: gearing up for applications in gamma-ray astronomy
Silicon photomultipliers will provide a core enabling technology in the Cherenkov Telescope Array, the world’s largest and most sensitive gamma-ray observatory
Read article: Quantum sensor survives at record-high pressures
Experiments indicate a high upper bound on operating pressures for NV centres in diamond
Read article: Sapphire fibre makes a robust extreme-environment sensor
New single-mode optical fibre can withstand temperatures of over 2000 °C and high levels of radiation
Read article: Next-generation measurement systems: future challenges and opportunities
The IOP Publishing journal, Measurement Science and Technology, explores the challenges and opportunities of advanced measurement systems
Read article: Stretchable organic photodiode could improve the performance of wearable devices
Scientists develop a flexible semiconductor with skin-like mechanics that detects ultralow light signals, even under large deformation
Read article: Accelerometer sensitivity gets a laser boost
An improved technique to measure acceleration works using laser light
Read article: Mantis shrimp inspires hyperspectral and polarimetric light sensor
A compact optical sensor performs hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging in a similar way to the compound eye of mantis shrimp
Read article: Plasmonic metasurface gives high-speed optical WiFi a boost
Nanostructured material could find use in detectors for ultrafast optoelectronic applications
Read article: Advanced CMOS detectors enable next-generation astronomy
A new generation of CMOS image sensors now rivals the performance of state-of-the-art photon detectors for optical telescopes, while also operating at higher speeds and over a wider dynamic range
