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An Origami Lens for Your Camera Phone?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the interesting-folds dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Your next camera phone might get a new kind of lens if researchers at the University of California at San Diego convince the cell phones makers. They have designed an 'origami lens' which will slim high resolution cameras. Today, their 5-millimeter thick, 8-fold imager delivers images comparable in quality with photos taken with a compact camera lens with a 38 millimeter focal length. In a few years, these bendable lenses could be used in high resolution miniature cameras for unmanned surveillance aircraft, cell phones and infrared night vision applications."

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  1. no iPhone for me then... by Gary+W.+Longsine · · Score: 0, Troll

    I can't see spending all that money on an iPhone unless it has this magic lens.

    OK, just kidding there. :-)

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  2. Re:Misleading Summary by thelexx · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's a British thing I believe. Not supposed to make sense. Now where are my pens?

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