[Chaos-l] flat lenses

Mark Montazer mark at montazer.org
Mon Aug 27 08:57:31 EDT 2012


This is definitely something to keep an eye on. I wonder if they'll
have problems extending it to the entire visible spectrum...

Mark


On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 7:04 AM, Allen Davis
<starstorm151 at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> I want one!  allen
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> From: chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Michael Hrivnak
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 12:01 AM
> To: chaos-l
> Subject: [Chaos-l] flat lenses
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> https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news-events/press-releases/flat-lens-offers-perfect-image
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> This is extremely exciting!  Imagine having telescopes and eyepieces that
> are optically perfect all the time, and also optics that weigh almost
> nothing.  This article doesn't go into much detail about the physical
> properties of this stuff, but maybe it would make it practical to have huge
> refractors in place of reflectors!
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> Michael
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