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The "1000x" improvement here doesn't actually mean getting the same quality of photos in 10 stops dimmer (1000x) light. What has been improved by 1000x is the amplitude of the signal produced per photon by the initial detector: this graphene structure has extremely high "gain" for converting a single captured photon into a big electrical signal. However, you can also add gain to a "weaker" detector using amplifier stages to boost a smaller signal --- which is exactly what existing camera sensors do. And existing sensors are already getting pretty close to the theoretical limits of performance; there is no additional "1000x improvement" in low light capability to gain.
Most of the image quality problems with low light imaging come from photon counting statistics (shot noise) --- a more sensitive detector like this can help reduce problems like pattern/readout noise, but it won't make ISO100,000 images look like ISO100.
PS: this thread might be better suited for the "General" forum.
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