Researchers Cram A Camera Into A Sheet Of Fiber
Another day, another innovation from MIT researchers. This time, it’s a camera built in the middle of a 25mm fibre sheet, which might be the coolest invention we will never use (save for an appearance in Splinter Cell 10).
MIT Tech Review says Noel Fink, the man responsible for the breakthrough, isn’t even entirely sure what it could be used for, except for weaving it into clothing for some military reconnaissance. But the fact that it’s designed to be foldable.
Researchers worked this magic by embedding 8 sensors in an arrangement around the centre of the fibre sheet which allows it to detect light and colour from various angles. Even better, the sensors can detect the angle at which light hits the fibre, which would make 3D imaging theoretically possible. (the MIT article goes into even greater depth as to how they pulled this off, but I’m trying to keep you awake). Anyways, cameraphones are so 2000s. In the ’10s I want a goddamn camerasuit. [MIT Tech Review]
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25mm ? that’s either a mistake or is a 1 inch camera something impress now?
how does it connect to anything? – you have the worlds smallest (assuming it isn’t 25mm) camera embedded in your suit, and a breif case to cary the equipment required to do the recording..
I dare say the writer inteded that to be 25nm, especially considering the electron microscope image.