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They designed a pixel that can not only measure incident light but also convert the incident light into electric power.
At the heart of any digital camera is an image sensor, a chip with millions of pixels.
The key enabling device in a pixel is the photodiode, which produces an electric current when exposed to light.
This mechanism enables each pixel to measure the intensity of light falling on it. The same photodiode is used also in solar panels to convert incident light to electric power.
The photodiode in a camera pixel is used in the photoconductive mode while in a solar cell it is used in the photovoltaic model.
Nayar, working with research engineer Daniel Sims BS'14 and consultant Mikhail Fridberg of ADSP Consulting, used off-the-shelf components to fabricate an image sensor with 30x40 pixels.
each pixel's photodiode is operated always in the photovoltaic mode. The pixel design is very simple,
and uses just two transistors. During each image capture cycle, the pixels are used first to record
and read out the image and then to harvest energy and charge the sensor's power supplyhe image sensor continuously toggles between image capture and power harvesting modes.
have created low-cost, smart window technology based on electro-kinetic pixels, which can dynamically adapt for brightness,
The researchers have produced electrokinetic pixels for use as a fundamental smart window element. These are capable of dimming light transmission
the pixels could easily go milky for privacy so no one can see in, but still allow 90 percent (or more) of the available light in.
How do the pixels work? As stated, the device works off electrophoretic principles, the phenomena behind e-ink/e-paper displays,
The interaction of incoming light with each electrophoretic pixel (two electrodes) depends on the position of the particles relative to these electrodes,
It is common in e-ink displays to use sub-pixels (i e. multiple electrodes to do some fancy charged transport),
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