Researchers from the University of Konstanz have studied how insect brains take in complex light stimuli and process them in parallel. They are the first to have found evidence that information is ...

A camera smaller than a fingernail can now see what most high-speed cameras miss. Inspired by the eyes of insects, scientists have created a tiny, powerful device that captures fast-moving scenes in ...

Conventional dental photography technology has had a limitation in using inconvenient tools such as mirrors and cheek retractors. Dentists require basic teeth images from various angles, such as right ...

A vision technology startup has developed a pair of smart glasses that clear up spotty vision. Designed for people experiencing macular degeneration—the leading cause of vision loss among people over ...

What advantage does the compound eye give them? Basically, insects’ eyes are really good at detecting motion. A lot of them see faster than us, so their eyes and brains process visual information much ...

A compass that relies on polarised light can use the sun to tell where magnetic north is, even when it is cloudy. It is based on how some insects navigate and could be used when conventional magnetic ...

When a man in his mid-50s living in New Delhi, India first noticed some mild irritation in his right eye, he figured it would pass. But after it persisted for ten days, he thought back to an unlucky ...

Like most animals, insects rely on eyesight for orientation. In order for them to get the best possible picture of their surroundings, input from photoreceptors in the eye must be processed afterwards ...