Owais Ali

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

NEBOSH certified Mechanical Engineer with 3 years of experience as a technical writer and editor. Owais is interested in occupational health and safety, computer hardware, industrial and mobile robotics. During his academic career, Owais worked on several research projects regarding mobile robots, notably the Autonomous Fire Fighting Mobile Robot.

The designed mobile robot could navigate, detect and extinguish fire autonomously. Arduino Uno was used as the microcontroller to control the flame sensors' input and output of the flame extinguisher. Apart from his professional life, Owais is an avid book reader and a huge computer technology enthusiast and likes to keep himself updated regarding developments in the computer industry.

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Articles from Owais

What Are Semiconductor Lasers and How Are They Used?

Semiconductor lasers are generated via radiative recombination of charge carrier pairs in semiconductors. They are more efficient, cost-effective, and require less power than conventional laser systems, making them a popular choice in the manufacturing, medicine, and energy sectors.

28 Feb 2023

Photoacoustic Imaging for Life Sciences

Photoacoustic imaging has revolutionized life sciences by providing high-speed imaging at cellular and subcellular level resolution and, therefore, has become an indispensable non-invasive tool for biomedical research.

22 Feb 2023

Using the Laser Flash Method for Thermal Analysis

With high speed and accuracy, the laser flash method has become a popular and effective tool in thermal analysis for evaluating materials' thermal properties, such as thermal conductivity and diffusivity.

8 Feb 2023

What is Quantum Microscopy?

Particle manipulation has always been crucial to enhancing scattering and microscopy methods for material studies. In light of this strategy, researchers integrated quantum technology and microscopy to study the particles and molecules at the atomic level, which is unattainable using a conventional microscope.

22 Dec 2022

Holographic Microscopy and Deep Learning Could Improve Global Carbon Cycle Understanding

Supplemented with deep learning algorithms, a novel holographic microscopy technique proposed in eLife provides a deeper understanding of microplankton and their influence on the global carbon cycle.

21 Dec 2022

What are Fiber Optic Microendoscopes?

Fiber optic microendoscopes have become invaluable imaging tools that have enabled endoscopists to see and describe previously inconceivable things. This article will look into their history, applications, recent research and developments, challenges, and future industry prospects.

15 Dec 2022

Optical Biometer Developed for Myopia Control in Children

The Myah device, a new optical biometer, underwent clinical validation in research published in the journal Children. The study examined its consistency in biometric measurements and agreement with the widely available optical biometer, Myopia Master.

16 Nov 2022

Engineering Light Wavefront of a Solid-State Source via Single-Surface Optics

In a study published in Horticulturae, researchers proposed a method to engineer a solid-state source's light wavefront using freeform single-surface optics, resulting in a uniform light dispersion across the plant. This research contributes to the ongoing paradigm shift toward using LEDs as a viable lighting solution in the horticulture industry.

10 Nov 2022

The Future of Freeform Wide Field-of-View Spaceborne Imaging

In a study published in Sensors, researchers proposed a spaceborne imaging telescope design that uses freeform optics.

2 Nov 2022

Improving Fingerprint Data with Optical Coherence Tomography

A study published in Sensors has proposed a method involving a digital signal processing chain and optical coherence tomography to accurately and rapidly identify fingerprint data.

2 Nov 2022