Raytheon Infrared Operations, RIO is positioning itself to become a merchant supplier of infrared engines based on uncooled microbolometers
Cardio-Optics is planning to take maximum advantage of its recently issued patent giving it broad coverage in applications that take advantage of the fact that blood is relatively transparent at certain infrared wavelengths
The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) has decided to buy only microbolometer-based infrared firefighting cameras.
In December, the U.S. Congress passed the Firefighter Investment and Response Enhancement (FIRE) act which allocates $100 million in fiscal 2001 and $300 million in fiscal 2002 for firefighting equipment, public education and a variety of other programs including fire fighter training.
The U.S. Department of Defense has made its awards for research for fiscal year 2001. Among the awards were several for infrared-related projects
FLIR Systems (North Billerica, Massachusetts) is pushing the lifetime of its “Microcooler” miniature rotary Stirling cryocoolers into new territory.
SPIE’s Infrared Technologies and Applications XXVII Conference will feature the latest developments in infrared technology