Figure 1: 13.2 x 9.9-mm SPAD sensor. Click for a larger image. (Source: Canon Inc.) Canon Inc. has developed an ultra-small single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) image sensor, measuring 13.2 × 9.9 mm, ...
In brief: While manufacturers have been able to cram many millions of pixels into tiny smartphone camera sensors and improve their sensitivity, Canon made a new type of sensor that's particularly ...
Japanese researchers are pushing quantum technology to the point where it can register unimaginably small disturbances, edging closer to instruments that could follow the subtle fingerprints of dark ...