Insect eyes to revolutionize future vision
Posted By: Vikas Shekhawat | Apr 28 2006
Artificial insect eyes will soon replace compact camera lenses. The innovative eye is inspired by compound eyes of Bees that incorporate thousands of lenses.
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The prototype eye carved out of '8,500 hexagonal lenses packed into an area the size of a pinhead' gives impeccable results just like a natural eye, which can later be captured by image sensors analogous to digital cameras. The scope of artificial insect eye is unlimited; if we judge its actual power, however, for now scientists are planning to use it in omni-directional surveillance devices, growing artificial retinas, and high-speed motion sensors too apart from skinny cameras.
Via: BBC
