Algorithm Reveals Objects Hidden Behind Other Things In Camera Phone Images 85
KentuckyFC writes "Imaging is undergoing a quiet revolution at the moment thanks to various new techniques for extracting data from images. Now physicists have worked out how to create an image of an object hidden behind a translucent material using little more than an ordinary smartphone and some clever data processing. The team placed objects behind materials that scatter light such as onion skin, frosted glass and chicken breast tissue. They photographed them using a Nokia Lumina 1020 smartphone, with a 41 megapixel sensor. To the naked eye, the resulting images look like random speckle. But by treating the data from each pixel separately and looking for correlations between pixels, the team was able to produce images of the hidden objects. They even photographed light scattered off a white wall and recovered an image of the reflected scene--a technique that effectively looks round corners. The new technique has applications in areas such as surveillance and medical imaging."
Re:Obscuring vs destroying information (Score:5, Funny)
"So save your "enhance!" jokes."
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"So don't save your "enhance!" jokes."
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Frosted glass, huh? (Score:5, Funny)
You mean like the frosted glass commonly used for bathroom windows and shower doors? I see this as being a form of image processing that will rapidly be perfected.
I hate to be that guy, but... (Score:3, Funny)
Tits or it never happened.
Re:As long as it can that for clothing (Score:3, Funny)
Re:As long as it can that for clothing (Score:5, Funny)
I read the summary.
They had me at "breast".
Re:I hate to be that guy, but... (Score:5, Funny)
Tits or it never happened.
Katz and co use their Nokia to produce images of several objects hidden behind light scattering layers, such as frosted glass, onion skin and even chicken breast tissue.
It happened.
Every family needs this for the kitchen (Score:4, Funny)
An algorithm for perceiving objects hidden behind other objects could...enable even men to find things in the refrigerator!