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Novel optics for ultrafast cameras create new possibilities for imaging
Technique can capture a scene at multiple depths with one shutter click — no zoom lens needed.
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Cell-sized robots can sense their environment
Made of electronic circuits coupled to minute particles, the devices could flow through intestines or pipelines to detect problems.
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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.
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Giving robots a sense of touch
GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects’ hardness and manipulate small tools.
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New method enables real-time monitoring of materials during irradiation
Technique will enable continuous measurement of damage to materials in high-radiation environments.
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High-res biomolecule imaging
Technique could provide unique views of single molecules that conventional methods can’t match.
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High-resolution imaging with conventional microscopes
Tissue-expansion technique could allow scientists to map brain circuits.
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Nanoparticles open new window for biological imaging
“Quantum dots” that emit infrared light enable highly detailed images of internal body structures.
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Toward printable, sensor-laden “skin” for robots
New 3-D-printed device mimics the goldbug beetle, which changes color when prodded.
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Terahertz imaging on the cheap
New theory could reduce number of sensors required for high-resolution imaging systems.