VIDEO BLOG, 1 May 2011. Companies developing technology to turn waste heat from electronics into usable electrical power for predictive-maintenance sensors embedded in aircraft engines, as well as to channel light emanating from displays in aircraft cockpits and handheld devices to safeguard users from hostile night-vision sensors were among the highlights of the recent SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing conference and trade show in Orlando, Fla. The Mil & Aero video blog.
Please see also:
-- High-voltage, thin-film thermoelectric cooler for photonics applications introduced by Nextreme;
-- Nanostructured thin-film device harvests and converts waste heat into electricity; and
-- SCHOTT and Clear Align to partner on electro-optic technology for defense and security.