Now imagine your smartphone as a digital microscope
Here is a delightful thought, that you can look at the world of tiny things in nature and all surroundings using just your smartphone camera and nothing else.
Consumer & Gadgets
News tagged with lens
Security
How secure is your security camera? Hackers can spy on cameras through walls, new research finds
When it comes to protecting a bank or even your home, security cameras are on one of the first lines of defense. But what if those cameras aren't as secure as we all think?
Feb 11, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A thin sensor for computer vision based on a micro lens array (MLA)
Recent technological advances have enabled the creation of increasingly sophisticated sensors that can track movements and changes in real-world environments with remarkable levels of precision. Many engineers are now working ...
Engineering
Graphene based glucose-monitoring contact lens comfortable enough to wear
A team of researchers with the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in the Republic of Korea has developed a glucose monitoring contact lens that its makers claim is comfortable enough to wear. In their paper ...
Engineering
Contact lens: You blink and you zoom in
Researchers are in the news this week because of their soft biomimetic lens. Blink twice and you get yourself a closer look at things. Activated soft elastomer works to increase focal length.
Engineering
3D-printed smart contact lens with navigation function
Dr. Seol Seung-Kwon's Smart 3D Printing Research Team at KERI and Professor Lim-Doo Jeong's team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) developed core technology for smart contact lenses that can implement ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Engineering
Glowing contact lens could prevent a leading cause of blindness
Hundreds of millions of people suffer from diabetes worldwide, putting them at risk for a creeping blindness, or diabetic retinopathy, that comes with the disease in its more advanced stages. Existing treatments, though effective, ...
Apr 24, 2018
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Engineering
Multifunctional lens sensor system could revolutionize smart contacts
The enormous impact of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, together with other diseases or chronic health risks, has significantly prompted the development and application of bioelectronics and medical devices for real-time monitoring ...
Jan 5, 2021
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Engineering
Tiny foveated imaging camera mimics eagle vision
(Tech Xplore)—A team of researchers with the University of Stuttgart has used advanced 3-D printing technology to create an extremely small camera that uses foveated imaging to mimic natural eagle vision. In their paper ...
Engineering
Engineers develop thin, lightweight lens that could produce slimmer camera phones, longer-flying drones
The new wave of smartphones to hit the market all come with incredible cameras that produce brilliant photos. There's only one complaint—the thick camera lenses on the back that jet out like ugly bumps on a sheet of glass.
Oct 8, 2019
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