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Slow motion mode has been taken to the extreme. Canadian researchers have developed a camera that can capture hundreds of trillions of images per second.
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- Researchers from Quebec have developed a high-speed camera.
- The camera, with speeds of up to 156.3 trillion images per second, can capture events that were previously hidden.
- This creates new research approaches in medicine and physics.
Almost all modern smartphones have a slow motion mode. Here, manufacturers regularly outperform each other with an increasing number of images per second. Some of the latest devices can produce 960 images per second and produce truly stunning videos.
But researchers at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Quebec can't help but laugh at that. They have developed a camera that can record 156.3 trillion (156,300,000,000,000) images per second. Its purpose is to be able to record physical and chemical events that were hidden from previous technology.
New research opportunities
The high-speed camera is called SCARF (coded aperture real-time femtophotography). It consists of a complete set of lenses through which light is directed and reflected.
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Incredibly fast events that can now be recorded photographically include the demagnetization of metals or the transmission of shock waves through living cells. This would enable completely new research in physics or pharmacy.
