MIT scientists have developed a new kind of camera—from a crab
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Crabs see as well underwater as over it. This new camera does, too.
For decades, traditional cameras worked very much like the human eye: the cornea served as the lens cover, the iris and pupil became the aperture, and the lens became, well, the camera lens. But human vision has its limits, so the next generation of camera makers may have to look a little further for inspiration.