Researchers at Columbia University’s Engineering department, lead by professor Shree K. Nayar, have developed a flexible sheet camera that enables one to change the field of view by just bending it. “Cameras today capture the world from essentially a single point in space. While the camera industry has made remarkable progress in shrinking the camera to a tiny device with ever increasing imaging quality, we are exploring a radically different approach to imaging. We believe there are numerous applications for cameras that are large in format but very thin and highly flexible,” said Nayar. Click here to view the first image in this week’s funny internet trolls gallery. Continue reading for a viral video showing how to make a water balloon cannon.
