Eye-Shaped Camera Promises Distortion-Free Pics

Eye-Shaped Camera Promises Distortion-Free Pics

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Aug. 6, 2008 -- Inspired by the human anatomy, researchers in the United States have created the world's first curved electronic "eye" camera, according to a study released Wednesday.

The size and shape of a human eye, the device weaves a network of silicon detectors into a flexible mesh, and could usher in a new generation of distortion-free digital and video cameras.

Experiments already under way are testing other potential applications, including a thin, pliable monitor to detect electrical signals travelling across the undulating surface of the human brain.

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Now if they could just come up with an "artifact-free" camera, then we would really have something when "anomalies" pop up on NASA photographs. This is cool though, just one step closer to the artificial eye!

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