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Our friend Harvey wears both belts and braces: 10 cameras; five range-sensing lidar units and a dozen ultrasonic parking sensors, which combine to paint a world map in multiple wavelengths.

From The Wall Street Journal

By studying polarized light at different wavelengths, the researchers were able to determine the grains' size and composition.

From Science Daily

At optical wavelengths, it has been extremely difficult to capture images that are both highly detailed and cover a wide area without relying on bulky lenses or ultra-precise physical alignment.

From Science Daily

This marked the first time an exoplanet had been directly imaged at optical wavelengths, and it was named Fomalhaut b following standard naming rules.

From Science Daily

Because the wavelength of large tsunamis is much longer than the depth of the ocean, scientists have traditionally described them as "non-dispersive."

From Science Daily