Infrared Radiation
In 1666 Isaac Newton used a prism to disperse a beam of sunlight, splitting the white light into a colored band, or the color spectrum. It consisted of the colors of the rainbow: re...
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For a quarter century, chefs at pricey steakhouses have been searing meat on burners that cook with infrared energy. Now the high-temperature technology may be coming to a backyard barbecue near yo...
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A plane equipped with heat-seeking equipment joined the four-day-old search Tuesday for a 25-year-old sergeant who disappeared during a training exercise on this vast Army base.Sgt. Lawrence G. Spr...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental infrared camera
may be able to detect breathing problems in people with sleep
apnea, taking at least some of the discomfort out of diagnosis
of this chronic sle...
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Infrared cameras are not just found in spy movies. The technology is more common than one might think.A building inspector can use it to inspect the electrical and plumbing systems of a home as wel...
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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an analytical technique based on absorption measured in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum that is between the visible and the mid-infrare...
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While previous missions to the moon have provided the scientific community with a chance to study the lunar surface via rock samples that were brought back on various missions, the research that ha...
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A experimental electronic "crosswalk" designed to keep Arizona's animals and drivers safe will begin operating east of Payson for the first time this month.The high-tech crossing is part of an exte...
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California ground squirrels have learned to intimidate rattlesnakes by heating their tails and shaking them aggressively.Because the snakes, which are ambush hunters, can sense infrared radiation f...
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Taking up the sci-fi staple of "tractor beams," scientists have developed a way to use light to grab and move minuscule particles on a microchip. The research could lead to fine-grained biological ...
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If your favorite driving companion is a radar detector, you know how false alarms destroy the reliability of your warnings. Two of the five utes here are reckless alarmers, and another does its bes...
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