Researchers create microscopic disposable camera to see up in your guts

[shian]

[quote=Engaget]

[img]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/03/1mm-camerafarnhoufer.jpg[/img]

It's true, a team of researchers have created a one-cubic-millimeter throwaway camera, and if they have their way, it could be peeking inside you in the next year. The new tiny shooters, which sport a 250 x 250 pixel resolution, are created using a streamlined process in which the lens and sensor wafers are affixed before being cut into a series of 28,000 little cameras -- eliminating the need to mount and wire each one individually. This new mode of production cuts back on cost significantly, allowing physicians to throw away the little guys after routing around in your intestines. According to the camera's creators, their diminutive invention could make its way into your doctor's office as early as 2012. [/quote]

Source:
[url]http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/12/researchers-create-microscopic-disposable-camera-to-see-up-in-yo/[/url]

[EcksDee]

250x250?
For a camera that small?

That's fucking awesome.

[toaster468]

"Great for people that want an inside look at their anus!"

[melonmonkey]

1mmx1mmx1mm is not microscopic, but this is still really cool.

[Nekrietns]

[QUOTE=melonmonkey;28564168]1mmx1mmx1mm is not microscopic, but this is still really cool.[/QUOTE]

In relative terms, jackass...

[Cruncy]

Soon full HD with 3D in our guts!!

[Nekrietns]

See dingle berries coming right at you as they enter your shitter.

[Recurracy]

Cool, watching my food digest.

Why would anyone want this?

[Nerts]

[QUOTE=Recurracy;28569781]Cool, watching my food digest.

Why would anyone want this?[/QUOTE]

Gee I don't know, why would doctors want to be able to check out a patient's body? :downs:

[Hakita]

[QUOTE=Recurracy;28569781]Cool, watching my food digest.

Why would anyone want this?[/QUOTE]
Someone who has lots of guts?

[hoodoo456]

[QUOTE=Hakita;28570603]Someone who has lots of guts?[/QUOTE]

[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2ryog13.jpg[/IMG]?

[Protection]

I can finally go in and find my prostate.

That pesky fuck.

[killerteacup]

This is how that Michael Cricton Book Prey started.

[cecilbdemodded]

They're gonna need to wait for the widescreen lens version if they want to record my lincoln logs.

[simazzarome]

[QUOTE=Recurracy;28569781]Cool, watching my food digest.

Why would anyone want this?[/QUOTE]

I really hope you're not serious.

[Janizaurd]

[quote]allowing physicians to throw away the little guys after routing around in your intestines[/quote]

So right now they have to use the same cameras to look into all the patients guts? :v:

[Test Card F]

Why is this good news? Because normal medical colono/endoscopes cost 10k plus. This will reduce the costs tremendously.

This isn't just for the rectum/intestines, They use it(under anasthesia with a nasal oxygen tube) for seeing down the throat into the stomach as well. No matter what's used it's always an uncomfortable, invasive procedure. but it will save lives.

[editline]13th March 2011[/editline]

Medicine fucking amazes me.