Researchers at the famous Israeli research university Ben-Gurion University of the Negev said they have developed a low-cost infrared sensor that can create the world's thinnest night-vision goggles, and revolutionize smartphones and automation. Infrared night vision application driving a car.
Researchers at the famous Israeli research university Ben-Gurion University of the Negev said they have developed a low-cost infrared sensor that can create the world's thinnest night-vision goggles, and revolutionize smartphones and automation. Infrared night vision application driving a car.
According to the consulting report of Themes, Professor Gabby Sarusi of Ben-Gurion University's Ilse Katz Institute of Nanoscience and Technology developed a stamp-like device capable of reading infrared light of 1500nm wavelength and injecting infrared light on the other side. The side view is visible light imaging that can be seen by the human eye. This device is based on a sheet of only 0.6um thick. This film consists of nanomaterial layers, nanopillars and ultra-thin metal foils. This magical film is capable of emitting infrared light. Turn to visible light imaging.
'The film can be mounted in front of ordinary glasses or telescopes, turning them into infrared devices. Films can also be made on conventional visible light sensors, making them infrared sensors, 'seeing' infrared light that is invisible to the human eye ,' Sarusi said.
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According to Sarusi, the technology may be able to replace light-weight, low-power eyeglasses with light-weight, low-power eyeglasses for soldiers on the battlefield. The technology is based primarily on nanotechnology and physical technology. The only electronic components included are A miniature battery.
However, this technology has many widespread and promising applications, such as self-driving cars. Devices using this technology can convert infrared light into visible light, and in the night, rain, snow, fog and other sights are not good conditions for the automatic Driving a car improves visual abilities.
In addition, intense sunlight creates a lot of trouble for current conventional visual sensors, and infrared sensors are not affected by strong light.
Sarusi said: 'An infrared sensor often requires around $3,000, while conventional vision sensors used in self-driving cars require only about $1 to $2. Therefore, with the nano-film technology we developed, the total cost is only 7~8. Around USD, this will significantly reduce the application cost of self-driving cars.
'This technology will bring low-cost infrared sensors that can be applied on a real scale, and it is absolutely revolutionary for cost-conscious applications such as self-driving cars,' Sarusi said in a speech last week, Sensors are the basis of self-driving cars and they need to become more economical. This thin-film technology can be used in camera sensors to help auto-driving cars 'see' farther and clearer and can also be applied to the vehicle environment perception of LiDAR (laser Radar) Sensors. According to Sarusi, another promising application of this technology will be smart phones, which can bring more novel infrared vision applications.
Currently, Ben-Gurion University has begun licensing the technology and set up startups to further develop products for commercialization. According to Sarusi's estimate, the technology may actually take two to three years to complete.