New video camera captures 5 trillion frames every second

High-speed filming could offer view of rapid chemistry, physics phenomena

frames of particles of light

SPEEDSTER  A video camera that can film the equivalent of 5 trillion images every second reaches such speeds with the help of an algorithm, capturing the movement of light particles (orange ball). 

Courtesy of Elias Kristensson/Lund University 

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A new video camera, the fastest by far, has set a staggering speed record.