Advanced Materials

This new nanocube camera could improve surgeries, food inspections and farming

The new camera could be used for a variety of purposes, including inspecting food and cancer surgery. Image: Landon Martin/Unsplash

Ken Kingery
Senior Science Communications Specialist, Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University
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A new type of lightweight, inexpensive hyperspectral camera could enable precision agriculture. This graphic shows how different pixels can be tuned to specific frequencies of light that indicate the various needs of a crop field.
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