[Chaos-l] flat lenses

[Terry Crook]

OTOH,  a 10" diameter flat lens (silicon & gold) would be VERY 
expensive! The mounting ring/fixture would also be quite costly. Tech 
support would also be a significant operating expense.
I can see this being considered for significant new major 
observatiories, with many $millions in funding, but not CHAOS membership!
Reality can be a bitch! :-(

Taurus Terry in Chapel Hill
35° 55' 47"N, 79° 01' 00"W

On 8/27/2012 9:37 AM, Robert Nielsen wrote:
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPad
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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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