Physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have captured the first photos ever of "free-range" atoms. The groundbreaking achievement will help scientists visualize quantum phenomena in real-world space. [Read More]
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Scientists in New Zealand had to do a double take and send up a drone after they spotted an octopus riding on top of a shark. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2025-03-21 19:36
Researchers captured first-of-its-kind footage of a new glow-in-the-dark species of sea slug living in the "midnight zone" of the ocean -- a part untouched by sunlight more than 7,000ft below the surface. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-11-13 19:44
Scientists have captured incredible footage of a deep-sea mother squid clutching dozens of unusually huge eggs.
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Scientists captured eerie photos of a mysterious elephant burial -- that revealed how animals mourn and bury their dead in a poignantly similar way to humans. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-03-05 17:20
Researchers on board the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer have captured gorgeous footage of what is known as a glass squid. While this creature isn't rare, close-up views of it like this truly highlight its beauty. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-08-18 20:46
Scientists have, for the first time, recorded a millimeter-wavelength light explosion caused by the merging of a neutron star with another star. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-04 19:10
An international team of researchers believe they have discovered the fastest-growing black hole of the past nine billion years. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-06-16 19:07
Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have captured stunning footage of a new species of deep-sea jellyfish. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-04-25 22:50
In April of 2018, a team of scientists made an imaging breakthrough that allowed them to capture this incredible video of an immune cell moving through the tissues of a zebra fish’s inner ear, picking up sugar particles as it goes along. petapixel.com »
2019-11-26 01:23
A team of scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) have figured out how to capture super slow-motion footage using what’s called an “Event Camera.” That is: a camera that sees the world in a continuous stream of information, the way humans do. Regular cameras work by capturing discreet frames, […] petapixel.com »
2019-07-09 22:23
When an object breaks the sound barrier—accelerates to the point where it’s moving faster than the speed of sound—it creates pressure waves that result in what is called a “sonic boom” and Mach cone. petapixel.com »
2017-01-23 22:28
The Sirui Dragon Series B25R bendable RGB LED light first announced a few months ago is now officially available to order. The $199 500 Lux LED light can be bent inwards or outwards to provide a wrap-around light, giving creatives the flexibility (pun intended) to properly and easily light their subjects in practically any space. [Read More]
Benro has developed what it says is the world's first travel tripod with "one-key auto-leveling" that uses a battery-powered system that will adjust a tripod to be perfectly level automatically. [Read More]
Pixii says its new 2023 version of its digital rangefinder camera of the same name is the world's first to use a 64-bit processor, which leads the company to claim it as a next-level "software-defined camera." [Read More]
Rotolight has announced what it says is the world's first electronic "SmartSoft Box" for its AEOS 2.
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Sony has announced the Xperia 1 Mark IV, a smartphone packed with features that put the needs of video shooters first but doesn't hold much back for everyone else. It's also the first smartphone with a true optical zoom lens that can shoot between 85mm and 125mm. [Read More]
The LargeSense LS911 is definitely a camera that is not for everyone. It is well-suited to individuals who want to thoroughly explore large format photography or who already have experience working with large format camera systems.