Science
The googly eyes of the mantis shrimp inspire new optical sensors – Ars Technica
Small enough to fit on a smartphone, capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging.
Enlarge/ Scientists have developed a new type of light sensor inspired by the eyes of the mantis shrimp.
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Smartphone cameras have improved dramatically since the first camera-equipped cell phone was introduced in 1999, but they are still subject to tiny errors in the alignment of different wavelengths of light in the final image. That’s not a concern for your average Instagram selfie, but it’s far from ideal when it comes to scientific image analysis, for example.
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