Why There's A Black Dot On Your iPhone's Camera (And What It Actually Does)

The iPhone is well known for its excellent camera. You may have noticed a black dot near the lenses and wonder what it is ...
Forbes

In Photos: Webb Telescope Reveals Massive Auroras On Jupiter

These observations of Jupiter’s auroras were captured with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on Dec. 25, 2023. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed enormous ...
Yahoo

How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?

How does the camera on the James Webb Space Telescope work and see so far out? – Kieran G., age 12, Minnesota Imagine a camera so powerful it can see light from galaxies that formed more than 13 ...
EDN

OmniVision’s first image sensor with Nyxel technology brings high-performance near-infrared imaging to surveillance cameras

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, introduced the OS05A20, the first image sensor to implement OmniVision’s breakthrough Nyxel™ near-infrared ...
AOL

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals stunning never-before-seen details in the Red Spider Nebula

Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured unprecedented details on the Red Spider Nebula. For the first time, the new view reveals the nebula's ...
Nanowerk

Self powered crystal turns mechanical stress into near infrared light for sensing

Chromium doped lithium aluminate converts mechanical stress into near infrared light without pre charging or afterglow, enabling precise sensing and imaging in security and biomedical applications.