(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Researchers from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology have developed a new apparatus that enables divers and submarines to see above the surface of the water without a periscope. The traditional periscope’s main weakness is that using it exposes the ship or diver to detection. Prof. Yoav Shechner and doctoral students from the Technion’s electrical engineering department have built a camera that rests underwater and can see above the water level without breaking the surface. The camera, named Stella Maris (Latin for “Star of the Sea”), was displayed last weekend at a leading electronic imaging conference in California.