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World’s fastest camera freezes time at 10 trillion frames per second

MONTREAL, Oct. 12, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – What happens when a new technology is so precise that it operates on a scale beyond our characterization capabilities? For example, the lasers used at INRS produce ultrashort pulses in the femtosecond range (10–15 s) that are far too short to visualize. Although some measurements are possible, nothing beats a clear image, says INRS professor and…