Silicon Eye: A network of 256 tiny image sensors has been stretched over a silicone hemisphere that measures about two centimeters across.
Credit: Beckman Institute, University of Illinois
New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in information technology--and what they mean.
Electronic Eye
Stretchable circuits enable a high-quality spherical camera
Source: "A hemispherical electronic eye camera based on compressible silicon optoelectronics"
John Rogers et al.
Nature 454: 748-753
Results: Using a stretchable electronic circuit, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have designed a curved, 256-pixel camera sensor that produces small but high-quality images using a simple lens.
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