pinhole
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Traditional confocal microscopes use a small opening called a pinhole and a single detector to isolate light from a selected area.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The researchers incorporated an array detector into their new microscope, allowing it to collect more light than a conventional system built around a pinhole and single detector.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
At Beetle Bank Farm in York, the York Astronomical Society had telescopes set up, while families made pinhole cameras and donned their solar glasses.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"I've read the safety information and it should be cheap and easy enough to make a pinhole projector."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Jinx shifted to find a more comfortable position and noticed a pinhole of light.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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