‘Bug-eyed’ lens takes a broader view

April 28, 2006 | Source: NewScientist.com news service

An artificial insect “eye” could give surveillance cameras, cellphone cameras, and surgical endoscopes a much wider field of vision: the ability to see almost everything around them.

The ultra-wide-angle compound lens, which is about the size of an insect’s eye, was developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.