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New Digital Camera Lens Made of Liquid

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the can-you-see-me-now dept.

Clarinase writes "101reviews is running an article about a new type of camera lens called Fluidlens. This patented lens made of liquid is no bigger than a contact lens, but can still achieve up to 10 times optical zoom by changing its shape similar to the human eye."

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  1. Another successful SF prediction... by ex_ottoyuhr · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "OIL LENS: hufuf oil held in static tension by an enclosing force field within a viewing tube as part of a magnifying or other light-manipulation system. Because each lens element can be adjusted individually one micron at a time, the oil lens is considered the ultimate in accuracy for manipulating visual light." -- DUNE, "Terminology of the Imperium."

    This is right up there with those relatively small, sealed nuclear reactors, IMHO. Neat.