I recently had to build an infrared close proximity sensor that could tell if something was dropped in a parcel delivery drop box. After some searching, I ended up using a microcontroller and a piece ...

Asahi Kasei Microdevices(AKM) provides the infrared photo-diode(quantum-type infrared sensor) based on the manufacturing technology of compound semiconductor which has been developing with ...

[Brian] started out with a clear and concise goal, “allow a regular human to associate an audible tone with a temperature from an infrared contactless thermometer.” With his latest project, the ESPeri ...

[Fernando] sent in a tip about a pet project he’s been working on. It’s an interesting take on a 3D scanner. He used a stepper motor to rotate the object being scanned, and an Arduino for control, but ...

Hamamatsu Photonics is excited to announce the G1682x series, a compact InGaAs linear image sensor designed for near-infrared multichannel spectrophotometry. This front-illuminated range of sensors ...