Scalable Development of Multispectral Imaging Technology

人眼可以感知三种光成分：红、绿和蓝，这三种光由大脑混合在一起，产生我们对颜色的神经感知。然而，眼睛对这些成分的反应非常广泛，我们的眼睛可以同样地检测到许多不同的“颜色”。例如，在植物中看到的许多不同的绿色很难用肉眼来区分。现代数码相机也是如此，它们进行了非常类似的简化。然而，许多动物对颜色的感知非常不同，能够用它来区分我们无法区分的物质。ProSpectral的任务是捕捉“真实”的颜色。探测数以千计的各种颜色，这些颜色携带着关于我们周围世界的丰富信息。为了做到这一点，我们正在开发TopSpec，这是一种手持光谱成像相机，允许任何用户捕捉到非常真实地揭示光的额外维度的图像。我们最初的应用是寻找支持下一代电动汽车所需的锂矿藏。在全球供应链因地缘政治不确定性而承受越来越大压力的世界里，识别资源的需求从未像现在这样重要。在未来20年内，锂、钴、镍和石墨等资源的开采量需要增加2000-4000%[1]。ProSpectral正在与英国的合作伙伴合作开发技术，以提高全球战略资源矿产勘探的效率和效果，同时将对景观的破坏和破坏降至最低。像大多数材料一样，这些材料有独特的光学指纹，可以用于快速识别。可能的目标应用包括分类回收塑料、农业健康航空分析、癌症检测和矿物鉴定。ProSpectral希望探索这些不同的市场，以确保TopSpec可用于尽可能广泛的应用。我们的目标是扩大我们产品的生产规模，同时确保净零碳成本。为此，我们将分析复杂的供应链，并确定在快速移动和不稳定的环境中能够容忍的稳健路线，同时允许持续创新，以帮助更多行业实现效率最大化。通过在一系列行业建立关系和进入市场的途径，我们为短期和长期growth.\[1\]https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/metals-and-mining/our-insights/lithium-mining-how-new-production-technologies-could-fuel-the-global-ev-revolution提供了一个强大和可持续的平台

The human eye can sense three light components: red, green and blue, which are mixed by the brain to generate our neurological perception of colour. The eye's response to these components is very broad, however, and many different "colours" are detected identically by our eyes. For example, the many different greens seen in plants are very difficult for the human eye to distinguish. The same is true of modern digital cameras which make very similar simplifications. Many animals, however, have very different colour perceptions and are able to use this to tell apart materials that we are unable to distinguish.ProSpectral's mission is to capture "true" colour. Detecting the 1000s of individual colours that carry a wealth of information about the world around us. To do this we are developing TopoSpec, a handheld spectral imaging camera that allows any user to capture images which quite literally reveal an extra dimension to light. Our initial application has been in finding the lithium deposits necessary to support the next generation of electric vehicles.In a world where global supply chains are under increasing strain from geopolitical uncertainty, the need for resource identification has never been more essential. Within the next 20 years, there will need to be a 2000-4000% increase in the mining of resources such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite\[1\]. ProSpectral is working with partners in the UK to develop technologies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of mineral exploration for globally strategic resources, whilst minimising disruption and damage to the landscape. Like most materials, these have unique optical fingerprints that can be used for rapid identification. Possible target applications include sorting plastics for recycling, aerial analysis of agricultural health, cancer detection and mineral identification.ProSpectral wants to explore these different markets to ensure that TopoSpec is useable in as wide a range of applications as possible. We aim to scale the manufacture of our product while ensuring a net zero carbon cost. To do this we will analyse the complex supply chains and identify robust routes that are tolerant in a fast-moving and unstable environment, whilst allowing continued innovation to help more industries to maximise their efficiency. By building relationships and routes to market in a range of sectors, we provide a robust and sustainable platform for short and long-term growth.\[1\]https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/metals-and-mining/our-insights/lithium-mining-how-new-production-technologies-could-fuel-the-global-ev-revolution