The honeycomb pattern helps the camera measure polarized light. (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

The honeycomb pattern helps the camera measure polarized light.

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One of the camera’s key components has been developed by Onsala Space Observatory’s GARD scientists. Made of metal, this dichroic reflects longer radio waves and lets through shorter waves. The honeycomb pattern helps the camera measure polarized light.

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(Photo: Chalmers/Anna-Lena Lundqvist)

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