I don't know how many people share my interest in "vision paradigms", but I think this is worth a "wow!".

http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070127/fob2.asp

I can't even imagine the "next generation" of cameras. Holo-imagers, anyone?

Sorry that didn't get through without a subscription. I can recommend Science News as a good breakfast table science keeper-upper.

The article talks about applying optical physics to build up a 3-D microscopy image, using out-of-focus data points.