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New camera sensor allows refocusing after the shot.
A new sensor module from Toshiba uses an array of 50,000 tiny lenses inside a 1cm thick unit, which allows photos to be refocused after the shot is taken. Although Lytro offers similar technology in their ‘light field’ cameras already, the Toshiba module is small enough to fit in a smartphone or tablet, and can perform the same function on videos, features which Lytro can not yet manage.

The company says the technology is still in development, although they hope to have it commercialized before the end of 2013, after which it will hopefully be picked up by multiple smartphone and tablet makers.

Macro photography captures snowflakes just before melting.

Russian photographer Andrew Oskin uses a 60mm or 90mm macro lens on a Nikon DSLR to capture the images of snowflakes in the moments after they hit the ground.

Check out the full gallery here.

Photo: Orange battery.

The orange has a tiny light bulb inside, which is powered by a chemical reaction between citric acid and the zinc nails inserted into each wedge. The current was so weak that it required a 14 hour exposure to get this photo.

Check out more of the series by Caleb Charland here.