Researchers developed a LIDAR system that uses quantum detection technology that can capture 3D images while submerged underwater. They demonstrated the system by using it to capture a 3D image (left) of a pipe (right). The scan was obtained with the single-photon system submerged in a tank. Courtesy: A Maccarone, Heriot-Watt University A new LIDAR system can image objects in three dimensions underwater using a single-photon detector array. Developed by researchers at Herriot-Watt University in the UK, the technology could come in handy for applications such as inspecting, monitoring and surveying underwater objects, off-shore engineering, and even archaeology. “To the…
