The First Synthetic Retina (IMAGE)

University of Oxford

The First Synthetic Retina

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The retina replica consists of soft water droplets (hydrogels) and biological cell membrane proteins. Designed like a camera, the cells act as pixels, detecting and reacting to light to create a grey scale image.

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Oxford University

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