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Old 03-01-2018, 11:17 PM
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Metalens - a flat lens with no chromatic aberrations

Interesting new development. Still too small for telescopes but perhaps one day...

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...metalens is the first single lens that can focus the entire visible spectrum of light -- including white light -- in the same spot and in high resolution. It uses arrays of titanium dioxide nanofins to equally focus wavelengths of light and eliminate chromatic aberration
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Old 04-01-2018, 07:29 AM
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Interesting new development. Still too small for telescopes but perhaps one day...
Things are speeding up there days... This may happen sooner than we think is possible.
Especially if phone cameras are concerned.
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