science

New High-Speed Camera Captures Photos at 1-Trillionth of a Second

August 11, 2014 By Eric Reagan

If you think your high-end DSLR is awesome for capturing photos at up to 1/8,000 of a second, then consider this new camera unveiled by two universities in Japan. Designed to capture chemical reactions, it captures images consecutively in less than 1/1,000,000,000,000 of a second. Yes, that’s less than one-trillionth of a second. [Read more…]

‘How It’s Made’ Features Cine Cameras and Memory Cards

December 27, 2012 By Eric Reagan

How It's Made

If you’ve ever stumbled upon the Science Channel’s show ‘How It’s Made’ then you know the manufacturing process of common and rather mundane items can be fascinating. Well, this Friday, Dec. 28, cine cameras will be featured as one of the items. The episode will be on at 8PM ET. [Read more…]

3.2 Gigapixel Camera Has 189 Image Sensors

April 30, 2012 By Eric Reagan

LSST Camera Lens

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has designed a 3.2 BILLION pixel camera that it hopes to build in order to “capture the widest, fastest and deepest view of the night sky ever observed.” The above rendering of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) shows just how big this 3 ton camera will be next to a person. [Read more…]