It’s called a mirror lens because it’s all done with mirrors… well, mostly. Mirror lenses have enjoyed various brief bursts of popularity particularly during the 1970s and ’80s ...

Lights, mirrors, action! Scientists are developing smart contact lenses embedded with miniscule mirrors that can magnify your vision by almost three times. The 1.55mm-thick lenses incorporate a ...

Over time, lenses and mirrors have gotten bigger in diameter and have been crafted to higher precision, while detectors have advanced to the point where they can collect and make good use of every ...

Bubbles are the new lenses for nanoscale light beams Date: August 9, 2013 Source: Penn State Summary: Bending light beams to your whim sounds like a job for a wizard or an a complex array of bulky ...

bulkier lenses and mirrors typically used in telescopes, particularly those of professional observatories on the ground and in space. Down the line, they could also be implemented on amateur ...