Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging, Thermal Imaging or Thermography, could be the next chapter in safer, more effective screening for cancer, sport injuries including orthopedic issues and more. Unfortunately, thermal image camera resolution is considerably lower than of optical cameras, mostly only 160x120 or 320x240 pixels. The readout durability was still poor and needed improvement. In this p...

In conduction, thermal rectification occurs when a material or structure transfers heat asymmetrically. In this work, it is shown that, in the bulk, the necessary condition for thermal rectification is that the thermal conductivity of the material or structure be a function of both space and temperature, and that this function is not separable. Practically, this can be achieved using a composit...

Thermal rectification is a phenomenon in which transport is preferred in one direction over the opposite. Though observations of thermal rectification have been elusive, it could be useful in many applications such as thermal management of electronics and improvement of thermoelectric devices. The current work explores the possibility of thermally rectifying devices with the use of nanostructur...

A novel approach to face recognition system based on thermal image is presented. The thermal images are captured using Thermal Mid Wave Infrared (MWIR) camera system at various temperature to take into consideration of subtle variations that may occur over time. The vasculature information from the image is extracted and used for matching process. Four images are used for registration process. ...

Thermal rectification is a phenomenon in which thermal transport along a specific axis is dependent upon the sign of the temperature gradient or heat current. This phenomenon offers improved thermal management of electronics as size scales continue to decrease and new technologies emerge by having directions of preferred thermal transport. For most applications where thermally rectifying materi...