Technique can capture a scene at multiple depths with one shutter click — no zoom lens needed.
Imaging
Developing sensors to defend aircraft against lasers
MIT Lincoln Laboratory team is working on ground-based cameras that detect sources of laser beam attacks on aircraft and may lessen dangers for pilots.
Giving robots a sense of touch
GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects’ hardness and manipulate small tools.
New method enables real-time monitoring of materials during irradiation
Technique will enable continuous measurement of damage to materials in high-radiation environments.
High-res biomolecule imaging
Technique could provide unique views of single molecules that conventional methods can’t match.
High-resolution imaging with conventional microscopes
Tissue-expansion technique could allow scientists to map brain circuits.
Nanoparticles open new window for biological imaging
“Quantum dots” that emit infrared light enable highly detailed images of internal body structures.
Terahertz imaging on the cheap
New theory could reduce number of sensors required for high-resolution imaging systems.
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
Researchers develop new method to control nanoscale diamond sensors
Technique allows tiny sensors to monitor small changes in magnetic fields, such as when neurons transmit electrical signals.