News tagged with focal length
Electronic spectacles coming to market soon
(PhysOrg.com) -- US company PixelOptics has invented electronic spectacles that can automatically change focus as you lower your head to read a book, and could spell the end of the bifocal.
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Jun 23, 2010 |
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Graphene lenses: 2-D electron shepherds
Researchers discover that a deformed layer of graphene can focus electrons similar to the way an optical lens bends light.
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Analysis raises atmospheric, ecologic and economic doubts about forest bioenergy
A large, global move to produce more energy from forest biomass may be possible and already is beginning in some places, but scientists say in a new analysis that such large-scale bioenergy production from ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Researchers develop new method for the production of microlenses
Inspired from Mother Nature: The body of the brittlestar Ophiocoma wendtii is studded with tiny crystalline lenses made of calcium carbonate. Microlenses like these are of great interest technologically, yet th ...
Mar 26, 2012 |
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NASA's NuSTAR ships to Vandenberg for March 14 launch
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, shipped to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Tuesday, to be mated to its Pegasus launch vehicle. The observatory will detect X-rays ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Proteins in focus: Adjustable protein microlenses made by femtosecond laser direct writing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether it's right under our nose or far away, when we observe an object we see it—provided we have healthy eyes and normal vision or suitable glasses—in focus. For this to work, ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Happy birthday, Sir William Herschel!
On this day in 1738, an astronomy legend was born – Sir William Herschel. Among this British astronomer and musician’s many accomplishments, Herschel was credited with the discovery of the planet ...
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Nov 16, 2011 |
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K-B mirrors harness X-rays for science
(PhysOrg.com) -- Up close, they look simple as can be: a pair of metal bars, each with one side polished to a brilliant shine. One bar faces up, the other to one side.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Nanowire lens can reconfigure its imaging properties
(PhysOrg.com) -- By taking advantage of the unique optical properties of nanoscale materials, researchers have designed a lens made of nanowires that can reconfigure its imaging properties without any electronic ...
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Image: Katia from space
Katia was a tropical storm gathering energy over the Atlantic Ocean when one of the Expedition 28 crew took this photo on Aug. 31, 2011, from aboard the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 02, 2011 |
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3D television without glasses
When the boundaries merge between the action and the viewer, television becomes a special experience. Fraunhofer research scientists are optimizing the technologies that make it possible to watch TV in 3D ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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