One of the high-tech tools that helped police capture the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing was an infrared camera that can see through materials such as plastic. The search for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ...

Contrary to popular belief, most property crimes—including burglaries and package theft—happen during the day, not under cover of darkness. But night still brings unique challenges: fewer people ...

Scientists have developed a lens-free mid-infrared camera using a modern twist on pinhole imaging. The system uses nonlinear crystals to convert infrared light into visible, allowing standard sensors ...