Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professors have invested lots of time and effort investigating ?accidental cameras,? which are objects like windows, houseplants and corners that can create images, shadows or reflections that provide information about their surroundings. Experts were astounded by the applications of this knowledge, including experiments in which they reconstructed a room based on the shadows created by a houseplant. In another application, they measured the sonic vibrations on a plant?s leaves and used them to figure out what people were saying nearby.
Key Takeaways:
- There are now new ways for people to be able to peek around corners.
- As people try to see things that may be far away, an edge of something might get in their line of sight.
- Being able to see things in a new light like this is so important for future generations.
“Computer vision researchers have uncovered a world of visual signals hiding in our midst, including subtle motions that betray what?s being said and faint images of what?s around a corner.”
Read more: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-new-science-of-seeing-around-corners-20180830
