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Scientists mimic cat eyes to create artificial eye that sees better in the dark, detects camouflaged objects
Cats can see well at night because they have a tapetum lucidum—a reflective layer behind the retina that improves light sensitivity. It is also responsible for making cat eyes appear to shine at ...
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The team’s vision system also borrows the tapetum lucidum’s unique design, using a reflective layer behind the photodetector ...
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Like cats, an alligator has a tapetum lucidum at the back of each eye – a structure that reflects light back into the photoreceptor cells to make the most of low light. The colour of eyeshine differs ...