Camera that sees around corners using scattered laser light could aid rescue teams and motorists

Rescue teams and motorists could have the ability to see moving objects around blind corners thanks to an experimental camera.

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have developed a camera that can scatter laser light around corners, and then detect its bounceback at 20bn frames a second to track its movement like a sonar echo.

Genevieve Gariepy, a PhD researcher in Heriot-Watt University’s extreme light group, said: “The system works by sending light from the camera towards the hidden object or person, and getting it back again.