A project at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has demonstrated an artificial compound eye that the team believes could revolutionize robot vision. Described in Science ...

The research paper was featured as the cover article in Science Robotics (Volume 9, Issue 90) in May 2024. The cover shows a fusion of an image composite of a robber fly’s eye on the left and an ...

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Anyone who's tried to swat a pesky mosquito knows how quickly the insects can evade a hand or fly swatter. The pests' compound eyes, which provide a wide field of view, are largely responsible for ...

For generations, adults with amblyopia were told their vision loss was permanent, a childhood problem that medicine could not meaningfully reverse later in life. A new wave of research from MIT and ...

MR. SYDNEY HICKSON, in your issue of February 12 (p. 341), makes certain statements concerning my paper in the Transactions of the Linnean Society on this subject. I will not follow Mr. Hickson ...

Life probably first appeared ~3.7 billion years ago as a simple cell with the ability to replicate. Current extant cyanobacteria represent an early form, or more likely they are a direct descendent, ...

A new compound developed at the University of Illinois Chicago potentially could offer an alternative to injections for the millions of people who suffer from an eye condition that causes blindness.

An active ingredient in eye drops that were being developed for the treatment of a form of eye disease has shown promise for treating an aggressive form of blood cancer. Scientists have found that ...

Anyone who's tried to swat a pesky mosquito knows how quickly the insects can evade a hand or fly swatter. The pests' compound eyes, which provide a wide field of view, are largely responsible for ...