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'Artificial eye' to detect particles
The human eye has inspired physicists to create a processor that can analyse sub-atomic particle collisions 400 times faster than currently possible.
In these collisions, protons - ordinary matter - are smashed together at close to light speeds.
These powerful smash-ups could yield new particles and help scientists understand matter's mirror, antimatter.
The experimental processor could speed up the analysis of data from the collisions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science_and_environment/
