Distance measurements (IMAGE) Optica Caption (a) The camera image shows one highly reflective white object and two poorly reflective black objects for distance measurement. (b): Distance measurements obtained by the new lidar system using only the flash laser source show that the distances of the black objects cannot be measured. (c): Measurements obtained by the new lidar system using both flash and beam-scanning laser sources are able to deduce the distances of both black and white objects simultaneously. Credit Susumu Noda, Kyoto University Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.