New camera uses just 1 photon per pixel

Monday, August 22, 2016 - 18:01 in Physics & Chemistry

When you take a photo on a cloudy day with your average digital camera, the sensor detects trillions of photons. Photons, the elementary particles of light, strike different parts of the sensor in different quantities to form an image, with the standard four-by-six-inch photo boasting 1,200-by-1,800 pixels. Anyone who has attempted to take a photo […]

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