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Submission + - Lens-free flat cameras make use of pinhole technology (npr.org)

RhubarbPye writes: As reported on NPR http://www.npr.org/sections/al... "Engineers in Texas are building a camera that can make a sharp image with no lens at all."

By incorporating millions of individual pinholes with photoreceptors and postprocessing software, this camera system has been reduced to minimal thickness. Cameras in the wallpaper? A new phase of wearable cameras? What other applications for this technology could be developed?

Submission + - Marvel's female superheros are gradually becoming more super (societyforscience.org)

RhubarbPye writes: A new study shows an increasing trend in the power and significance of female superhero characters in the Marvel comic book universe. Several criteria were used to examine the trend, including cover art, dialog, and the actual superpowers. Over 200 individual comic books from Marvel's 50+ year history were compared for the study. What's of particular interest is the study's author is a 17-year old high school student from Ohio.

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