Sunday, June 22, 2014

Camera that can see round CORNERS by tracking changes in light waves and 'echoes'

Camera that can see round CORNERS by tracking changes in light waves and 'echoes' | Mail Online: "Crude contraptions using mirrors to see round corners have been used for centuries as spying devices, as well as at war.

Lights, camera, action! Computer scientists have developed a camera system (pictured) that that lets users see round corners without using a mirror. Using diffusely reflected light from a laser, it reconstructs the shape of objects outside of the field of view

But now scientists have developed a camera system that lets users see round corners using laser light.

By tracking diffusely reflected light, the invention reconstructs the shape of objects outside of the field of view."

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