Structured light and quantum dot film let flying drones detect obstacles while flying at 43 mph and 20 meter detection range will get boosted to over 100 meters within a year

April 7, 2017October 14, 2016 by Brian Wang

InVisage Technologies launched its Spark Micro-LiDAR (SML20) module. The previously announced Spark4K 13-megapixel, 1.1-micron NIR sensor enables the SML20 module to sense structured light patterns with high acuity at a range of 20 meters, even in direct sunlight. This means drones can now self-navigate at a much higher speed. With a sensor module of just …

Next week the Philippines could basically give up Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea and develop oil and gas in partnership with China

April 7, 2017October 13, 2016 by Brian Wang

Next week Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, who took power in late June, will make his first state visit to China. Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte not expecting and will not be demanding: the return of Scarborough Shoal, which China seized from the Philippines in 2012, sparking demonstrations by Filipinos around the world. Scarborough Shoal is a …