Scientists have developed a new imaging technique that could help doctors to predict a patient’s risk of having a heart attack.

Researchers at InnerOptic Technology (Hillsborough, NC, USA) have developed software that fuses pre-operative CT scans with live ultrasound imagery in real time onto a 3-D monitor.

Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA; Los Angeles, CA, USA) have developed a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) system that works in tandem with standard cell phones.

Bioengineering researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA; Los Angeles, CA, USA) have created a new system that can measure the physical characteristics of cells by taking images of them as they hit a wall of fluid.

Researchers led by Dr. John Zhang from the University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX, USA) have created a portable, miniature microscope that may help reduce the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.

Intelligent Fingerprinting (Norwich, UK) has signed a deal with Smart Start (Irving, Texas, USA) granting it exclusive North American marketing and distribution rights for its fingerprint drug-testing device.

A new white paper that describes the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 communication specification, how it differs from other available interfaces, and how it can be leveraged in vision applications is available for free download from Vision Systems Design.

Computer scientists and medical researchers at the University of Leeds (Leeds, UK) have developed a way of studying tissue samples using a digital scanning system that produces 3-D images.

Smart camera vendors are developing products for niche applications using novel optics, filters, and sensors.

In Part II of this three-part series, associate professor Daniel Lau (Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky) describes how active stereo systems can perform accurate 3-D reconstructions even on scenes with low texture areas and smooth surfaces.

Hungarian university spin-off Clariton (Budapest, Hungary) has developed a vision-based scanner that detects how well hands have been cleaned.

Any nostalgic feelings for the past may be better put aside with the understanding that the future will only bring with it more exciting technologies, products, and applications.

The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) is to break away from the German Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA) to become an independent non-for-profit association.

University of New South Wales (UNSW; Sydney, Australia) researchers have unveiled the first microchip which is expected to power Australia's first bionic eye.