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Technology Behind Barcode Scanners
One of the many gifts that technological innovation within the last century has given us is the creation of the barcode. They often serve as the bridge between physical and online content. The partnership ...
Introduction to Bionics
Introduction Bionics, a field that merges biology and engineering, has been revolutionizing the way we approach and solve various challenges in medicine, technology, and beyond. From neural implants that ...
Neuralink Technology: Brief Introduction
Introduction Neuralink is a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk in 2016 to develop implantable brain-machine interfaces. The company aims to create devices that can be implanted in the human ...
Piezoelectric Crystals: Industrial and Biomedical Uses
Introduction Piezoelectricity is a material’s ability to acquire electric charge in response to an applied mechanical stressor. The root “piezo–” is derived from the Greek word piezein, meaning “to ...
HDR Photography: A Practical Guide
If you’ve ever been on a hike on a sunny day you may have noticed that the photos you take have high levels of contrast between the bright spots and shady spots. This can be hard to manage as an ...
An Introduction to MEMS Technology
Have you ever considered how small something could be? What would limit how small we can make things? How precise exactly is “ultra precision”? Today we will have an introduction into ...
Artificial Intelligence in Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing
Introduction Nowadays, we see the application of artificial intelligence in many places, whether we are a student in a university or an engineer working in an industrial company. Artificial intelligence ...
Laser Interferometers Detect Gravitational Waves
Talking to one another or throwing a rock in a still pond will create waves that affect the mass around the epicenter, creating peaks and troughs. Similar to sound or water waves, gravitational waves are ...
Deformable Mirrors and “Fake” Stars in Space Photography
Why do We Need Deformable Mirrors? Deformable mirrors are specialty mirrors that are capable of deforming their reflective surface and thus achieve wavefront correction of optical aberrations. In astronomy ...
Diagnostic and Surgical Applications of Photonics in Ophthalmology
Introduction Photonics has a wide array of applications in data communications, imaging, light sensing, and surgery. One such field where the utilization of light is particularly useful is ophthalmology. ...