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Vision Systems Design

May 2013
Volume 18, Issue 5

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Cloudless atlas of earth

05/20/2013
Using two years’ worth of images taken by Nasa satellites, a mapping site called MapBox has creat... Read More >>

Restore 3D vision with video games

05/15/2013
I’ve never been particularly interested in playing video games. Considering the fact that they ca... Read More >>

The future is here

05/10/2013
Science and engineering aside, what is the first thing that you think of when the idea of 3D holographi... Read More >>

Machine Vision News & Technology

(slideshow) The Smartphone Physical: Medical imaging aids the evolution of the check-up

May 17, 2013

Advances in imaging technology have made great strides in improving healthcare in recent years.

Machine sorts Skittles by color

May 17, 2013

Using a microcontroller and a color sensor, electrical engineer Brian Egenriether has created a machine that sorts Skittles and other candy by color.

Color and Imaging Conference 2013

May 16, 2013

The Society for Imaging Science and Technology’s (IS&T) 21st annual Color and Imaging Conference (CIC) will take place from November 4-8 in Albuquerque, N.M., United States.

Medical students perform "cyber surgery" with 3D holographic images

May 14, 2013

A medical education software company has partnered with a 3D technology provider to create 3D images that give medical students the virtual sense of operating on a patient.

Algorithm automatically detects polyps in images captured by camera pills

May 14, 2013

Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin have developed an algorithm that examines images captured by camera pills to identify potential signs of a polyp.

Multispectral imaging captures views of Mars

May 13, 2013

Using multi-spectral imaging, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) has captured breathtaking photos of the surface of Mars.

(Slideshow) Five applications we never thought of for 3D scanning technology

May 13, 2013

As 3D scanning technology progresses and becomes less expensive, the spectrum of its use casts a wider net across many different industries, with some extraordinary results. In this video slideshow, we highlight five unique applications of 3D scanning technology that caught our eye.

LASER World of Photonics releases 2013 new products guide

May 10, 2013

LASER World of Photonics has released its 2013 guide to the newest exhibitor products broken down by sections.

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Editorial Digests

Lenses and cameras focus on security applications

May 14, 2013 In security and surveillance systems, it may be necessary to capture a very large field of view (FOV) of a scene, using mu...

Choosing lenses for high-performance imaging

April 15, 2013 Continuing advances in high-resolution sensors with higher pixel densities and smaller pixels are challenging optics manuf...
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