Friday, May 22, 2020

A new artificial eye mimics and may outperform human eyes

Good news! Eventually, humans might prefer artificial/synthetic eyes over natural ones! Vision like an eagle anyone?

"... an innovative, concavely hemispherical retina consisting of an array of nanometre-scale light sensors (photosensors) that mimic the photoreceptor cells in human retinas. The authors use this retina in an electrochemical eye that has several capabilities comparable to those of the human eye, and that performs the basic function of acquiring image patterns."

A new artificial eye mimics and may outperform human eyes | Science News The high-tech device boasts a field of view and reaction time similar to that of real eyes

Artificial eye boosted by hemispherical retina (Nature News and Views) An artificial eye has been reported that incorporates densely packed, nanometre-scale light sensors into a hemispherical retina-like component. Some of its sensory capabilities are comparable to that of its biological counterpart.

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