Paper-Thin Compound-Eye Camera

The focal length of a lens means that a camera has to have a certain thickness - or so we might think. Insect eyes show that this need not be the case: A camera chip based on the compound-eye principle can be used for person recognition and is as thin as paper.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news351.html">Paper-Thin Compound-Eye Camera</a></p> <p>The focal length of a lens means that a camera has to have a certain thickness - or so we might think. Insect eyes show that this need not be the case: A camera chip based on the compound-eye principle can be used for person recognition and is as thin as paper.</p>