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Chronos high-speed camera: Nearly 22,000 frames per second recording for US$2,500

 
 

High speed cameras are very cool, but typically very expensive, such as the Phantom Miro C110 which costs nearly US$12,000 and doesn't have the same capabilities as the Chronos. The Chronos hopes to help alleviate the high cost barrier to entry for photographers interested in high speed imagery. Impressively, the Chronos...

ZAP! Ultra slow-motion video of a lightning bolt at 7,000 fps is mesmerizing


 
 

Lightning storms are one of nature's most exciting and fascinating displays. Part of the appeal of lightning is its amazing speed, which makes it impossible for the naked eye to see what's happening in the sky when each bolt strikes. Aiming to reveal the invisible, Professor Ningyu Liu at the Florida Institute of...

Physicist and photographer combine talents to capture high-speed underwater videos

 
 

Underwater photographer Keith Ellenbogen and MIT theoretical physicist Allan Adams might seem unlikely partners, but the pair have just teamed up to produce high-speed videos for the New England Aquarium. If the early results are anything to go by, that's very good news for ocean research!

The two met at a dinner party...