We all know that feeling: you've turned the lights off and are almost asleep when you hear that infamous buzz. A mosquito is hunting in your bedroom. The dance commences. You could turn on the lights, ...

Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the University of Cambridge, both in the UK, have developed a new method for detecting mid-infrared (MIR) light at room temperature using quantum ...

Sunlight contains an electromagnetic spectrum (special waves such as the kind in x-rays that travel through emptiness or a vacuum) of light that stretches from very short gamma rays to very long radio ...

Manufacturers of infrared cameras face a growing problem: The toxic heavy metals in today's infrared detectors are increasingly banned under environmental regulations, forcing companies to choose ...

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive detector for identifying molecules via their infrared vibrational “fingerprint”. Published in Nature Communications, this innovative detector converts ...

Using infrared light and machine learning, researchers have developed a method to effectively screen human health and its deviations at a population level. Envision a scenario where a single drop of ...