A 3D camera for safer autonomy and advanced biomedical imaging

Researchers at the University of Michigan have proven the viability of a 3-D camera that can provide high-quality 3-D imaging while determining how far away objects are from the lens. This information is critical for 3-D biological imaging, robotics, and autonomous driving. Instead of using opaque photodetectors traditionally used in cameras, the proposed camera uses a stack of transparent photodetectors made from graphene to simultaneously capture and focus in on objects that are at different distances from the camera lens.