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Stanford researchers developing 3-D camera with 12,616 lenses

By Author ⋅ March 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Camera technology produces a “depth map” of the scene. The possible uses range from facial recognition to ‘in vivo’ biological imaging.
The camera you own has one main lens and produces a flat, two-dimensional photograph, whether you hold it in your hand or view it on your computer screen. On the other hand, a camera with […]

NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft will land on Mars.

By Author ⋅ March 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Phoenix is a robotic spacecraft on a space exploration mission to Mars under the Mars Scout Program. Notably it is the first scientist, or Principal Investigator (PI) led, mission to Mars. The scientists conducting the mission will use instruments aboard the Phoenix lander to search for environments suitable for microbial life on Mars, and to […]

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