[Chaos-l] flat lenses

[Robert Nielsen]

Yeah, I'm not sure the technology scales up to the 10-inch refractor size I would want :-) ... but we can always hope.   These nanotechnologists are pretty shrewd!

Robert

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On Aug 27, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Mark Montazer <mark at montazer.org> wrote:

> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news-events/press-releases/flat-lens-offers-perfect-image
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
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