Multiscale Aperture Synthesis Imager: Sensor arrays/ computational algorithms replace traditional glass lenses to achieve ultra-high resolution

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/lensless-imager-breaks-optical-resolution-limits

"event horizon telescope inspired synthetic aperture imaging for nm-precise physical visible light sensor alignment... allowing independent sensor operation, captures raw light intensity/ phase diffraction patterns with software stitching data together afterward... algorithms synchronize wavefields digitally, create virtual lens much larger than any individual sensor could provide... sub-micron resolution without sacrificing wide field of view/ requiring camera closeness... medical diagnostics, industrial inspection, remote sensing"

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