Electrical engineer Gruev with the latest version of the mantis cam, which uses polarisation to replicate the vision of mantis shrimp and provide a kind of underwater GPS. — University of Illinois/Tribune News Service
Leave it to the multi-talented mantis shrimp to unlock the secret to underwater GPS.
Two years ago, a University of Illinois (United States) researcher, inspired by the slashing, dashing underwater warrior, mimicked its bulging eyes to create a camera able to record polarised light and better detect some cancers.
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