AI computer vision camera the size of a grain of salt identifies objects at the speed of light, capturing crisp, clear images

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-compact-camera.html

"optical computing chip recognizes objects in images/ video... reduced power consumption... camera lens replaced with engineered optics... flat, lightweight 50 meta-lens layers using microscopic nanostructures manipulating light, also functioning as optical neural network... 200X faster... self-driving vehicles, robotics, medical devices, smartphones"

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