Artificial Compound Eye

Bioengineers from the University of California, Berkeley have developed artificial compound eyes.

The findings from this discovery are published in the April 28 issue of the journal Science.

The artificial eyes were modeled after the eyes of insects.

The researchers believe that these eyes can be used in several fields including:

• surveillance


• high-speed motion detection


• medical procedures - endoscopies and image-guided surgeries

Image: A scanning electron microscope image of the surface of an artificial compound eye shows some of the 8,700 hexagonal microlenses that make up its surface. (Luke Lee photo, courtesy of Science magazine)

Read about this development: Researchers Create A Biologically Inspired Artificial Compound Eye (Science Daily)