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NancyP

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Fun: insect eye inspired research camera; "A Boy and His Atom"
« on: May 01, 2013, 04:31:57 pm »
Insect eye-inspired camera with multiple sensors in hemispherical array:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/1/4290190/scientists-build-an-insect-inspired-camera-system

"A Boy and His Atom" movie:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22364761
a cartoon made by shoving individual atoms around with a scanning tunneling microscope. DO NOT MISS! Two thumbs up!
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SunnyUK

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Re: Fun: insect eye inspired research camera; "A Boy and His Atom"
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2013, 05:27:09 am »
Quote from: NancyP on May 01, 2013, 04:31:57 pm
DO NOT MISS! Two thumbs up!

Agreed! It's truly amazing that this is possible.
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