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A camera with a resolution of 400 thousand pixels has been developed

02.11.2023

Researchers from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have unveiled a superconducting camera equipped with 400 pixels. This record-breaking resolution is designed for low-light astronomical surveys and highly detailed bioengineering studies.

The chamber consists of ultra-thin electrical wires, cooled to almost absolute zero. Scientists explain that superconducting nanowires are capable of capturing the energy of even single photons. The combination of all the pixels and photon intensities forms an image.

Superconducting cameras make it possible to capture weak light signals both from distant space objects and from individual areas of the human brain. This breakthrough in resolution provides new opportunities for scientific experiments related to space and bioengineering.

More than 20 years ago, the first superconducting cameras capable of detecting single photons were created. However, until now the devices had no more than a few thousand pixels, which was not enough for modern scientific tasks. The new 400 pixel camera opens up new perspectives in space exploration and bioengineering.

Each pixel is a microscopic area located at the intersection of vertical and horizontal nanowires. This arrangement allows scientists to measure signals from multiple pixels at once. Thanks to advanced technology, engineers were able to quickly increase the number of pixels to 400. The camera's detectors have a temporal resolution of 000 trillionths of a second and are capable of counting up to 50 photons per second.

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