The SA1E-X models of photoelectric sensors feature advanced optic function for transparent or translucent object detection, with optimum response speed of 500μs said to be one of the fastest on the ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Allison Barta saw something. It was in the sky, translucent, circular, disc-like and most certainly, positively and identifiably unidentifiable. It was also an object that was flying ...

Techniques for optical acquisition of physical objects and their surroundings lie at the heart of virtual reality (VR) systems and material design applications, but the digitization process becomes ...

Light travels in straight lines. If an object is transparent, it means you can see through the object clearly as light passes through it. There are objects that let some light through, but not enough ...

Microsoft’s Kinect is great, but it has its limitations. Not so MIT’s new nano-camera, though, which uses similar technology but can weave the same magic with translucent objects, and even work in ...

Kitchen robots are a popular vision of the future, but if a robot of today tries to grasp a kitchen staple such as a clear measuring cup or a shiny knife, it likely won't be able to. Transparent and ...