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New MIT Camera Takes 3D Photos in the Dark

Posted by Unknown on from the point-clouds-in-the-dark dept.

smf28 writes "In a recent research paper published in Science, a team of researchers at MIT describe a new imaging technique that produces three-dimensional photos with only a single photon per pixel, using essentially one-hundredth the light of the best existing imaging technologies. The researchers say the technology could have a wide variety of low-light imaging applications from military to biological use."

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  1. Re:Definition of "Dark" by Charliemopps · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, "Dark" means not enough light to see well with the human eye. It's "Dark" even when the moons out. What you're talking about is called "Absolute Zero" and if the room were that "Dark" you'd have a lot more problems than just seeing.