Wednesday, 2 January 2019

Wasp parasite inspires super-thin camera

An 1896 illustration of Xenos peckii

Xenos peckii is a parasitic insect that spends much of its life cycle within the body of a host paper wasp, but it's also known for something else – its unusual eye structure. By copying that structure, scientists have created an ultra-slim camera that could allow for the manufacturing of thinner-than-ever smartphones or other imaging devices.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2QiHgdc

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