#nanocamera

Researchers at the Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated that an array of novel gold, pillar-bowtie nanoantennas (pBNAs) can be used like traditional photographic film to record light for distances that are much smaller than the wavelength of light (for example, distances less than ~600 nm for red light). A standard optical microscope acts as a “nanocamera” whereas the pBNAs are the analogous film. 

New nanocamera spells bright future for data storage

New nanocamera spells bright future for data storage

Researchers have developed a new camera which can be used to print extremely small details onto a special film. The camera could be used to significantly improve the storage capacity of optical discs. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have created a new...

A $500 “nanocamera” that can operate at the speed of light has been developed by researchers in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab. The 3-D camera could be used in medical imaging and collision-avoidance detectors for cars, and to improve the accuracy of motion tracking and gesture-recognition devices used in interactive gaming.