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Physicists Close in on 'Superlens'

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the i-am-bender-please-insert-light dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In Oregon, physicists have developed a material for creating a real superlens that in theory could attain a one-nanometer visual resolution. The idea is to use exotic materials to create "negative" refraction of light, which literally means steering it in the opposite direction of that found in the natural world."

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  1. Major advance possible. by Belseth · · Score: 5, Funny
    In Oregon, physicists have developed a material for creating a real superlens that in theory could attain a one-nanometer visual resolution.

    Finally there'll be a way to read all the fine print in service contracts!

  2. As a Lisp programmer by boomgopher · · Score: 5, Funny


    As a Lisp programmer, I chuckle at the artificial distinction between light, lenses, and refraction.



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  3. Re:These would be nice! by theglassishalf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Large molecule on molecule action? Man, and I thought I had seen all the fetishes.

    -Daniel

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