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University of Queensland scientists have developed an ultraviolet ‘television’ display designed to help researchers better understand how animals see the world.
Until now, standard monitors on devices like televisions or computer screens have been used to display visual stimuli in animal vision studies, but none have been able to test ultraviolet vision – the ability to see wavelengths of light shorter than 400 nanometres.
Dr Samuel Powell from the Queensland Brain Institute‘s Marshall lab said this new technology will help unveil the secrets of sight in all sorts of animals, such as fish, birds and insects.
“Human TVs generally use three colours – red, green and blue – to create images, but our newly-developed displays have five, including violet and ultraviolet,” Dr Powell said.
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Scientists at the University of Queensland have developed an ultraviolet television display, fashioned to help researchers understand better how animals see the world.
So far, standard monitors on devices like televisions or computer screens have been used to show visual stimuli in animal vision studies, but none of them has been able to test ultraviolet vision, which is the ability to know wavelengths of light shorter than 400 nanometres.
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Dr Samuel Powell from the Queensland Brain Institute s Marshall laboratory made it known that this new technology will help uncover the secrets of sight in all sorts of animals, such as birds, fishes and insects.
University of Queensland scientists have developed an ultraviolet television display designed to help researchers better understand how animals see the world.