10th International Conference on Quantitative Infrared Thermography – Quebec City, Canada, July 27-30, 2010 Quebec City, Quebec, CANADA — The Quantitative Infrared Thermography (QIRT) conference is an international forum which brings together specialists from industry and academia, who share an active interest in the latest developments of science, experimental practices and instrumentation, related [...]

New research reveals an unexpected use for the toucan’s outsized bill, Wired reports. Thermal imaging shows that the bird can regulate its body temperature by increasing or restricting blood flow to its beak. “Bird bills are not ‘dead tissues’ incapable of playing a role in heat balance,” a researcher says....

The government is weighing whether to cut Medicare payments to physicians who use medical-imaging machines to screen patients for diseases like cancer and heart problems. The decision could come as early as Friday. Lawmakers and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services see the cuts as a way to prevent overuse of the technology, which drives up health care costs.

Tokyo, Japan — NEC Avio Infrared Technologies Co., Ltd., a relatively new organization that has melded two highly-respected Japanese infrared camera leaders, NEC and Avio, has an easy-to-read informative introductory web page explaining Infrared Thermal Imaging. It starts, logically, with a definition of the subject, to quote: Definition of Infrared Thermography Infrared thermography is equipment or [...]