the eye was a test case for natural selection; and for Helmholtz, it was a brilliant compromise — a flawed device to a brass and glass instrument-maker, but a structure nonetheless capable of ...

If this eye detects dark patches ... Nilsson is particularly underwhelmed by compound eyes. Their structure, composed of many repeating units, sets an unforgiving ceiling on their visual resolution.

A challenge in building digital cameras with the hemispherical, compound apposition layouts of arthropod eyes is that essential design requirements cannot be met with existing planar sensor ...

Researchers have uncovered the 3D structure of RBP3, a key protein in vision, revealing how it transports retinoids and fatty ...

The insects have evolved a compound eye, which consists of many individual ... the fruit fly eye was in no way a homologous, a similar structure as in humans. We subsequently found this gene ...

Each compound eye is made up of numerous tiny ... either lying in ambush or actively stalking their prey. Their unique eye structure and functionality highlight a fascinating adaptation that ...

Siemens Digital buying Downstream Technologies, the UK's Ministry of Defence putting £200n into compound semis, a 3D magnetic ...