In this episode of Big Ideas from the team behind Deep Look, Niba explores how insects actually see the world — from the ...

Here’s what compound eyes really do — and why flies see you in slow motion. A few centuries ago, scientists believed insects saw thousands of tiny, repeated images — ...

The compound eyes of the humble fruit fly are a marvel of nature. They are wide-angle and can process visual information ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered profound similarities and surprising differences between humans and insects in the production of the critical light-absorbing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SolidddVision smartglasses, inspired by the eyes of a fly and powered by virtual reality technology, are offering a miraculous ...

Figure 1. (A) Vision in a fast-eyed insect. Reflected light from swiftly moving objects sequentially stimulates the photoreceptors along the individual optical channels called ommatidia, of which the ...

Ever wondered why it’s so hard to swat a fly? The little buggers seem to have a sixth sense, taking off just when you think you’re about to nail them, then quickly darting here and there faster than ...

An organic synapse array enables night vision and pattern recognition in insect robots by detecting near-infrared light and triggering real-time motor responses. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Insect-scale ...