A real-time hyperspectral camera would provide the planetary sciences realm with the ability to record atmospheric phenomena at multiple frequencies simultaneously. Furthermore, geo-mapping capabilities would be greatly improved. As an on-chip technology, it would greatly improve the mission base that could support hyperspectral imagers.
This has cross-application in chemical engineering for imaging multi-fluid flow fields with unprecedented simplicity. Surveillance applications can include improved target identification. Additional applications can include environmental monitoring efforts, such as discovery of chemical dumping sites through contaminant spectral response.
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