Researchers in China have developed a new type of adaptive liquid lens that changes its focal distance when a voltage is applied. Made using a new electrically responsive fluid, the lens is small, ...

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business. In ...

Camera phones could be freed from the curse of handshake blur, thanks to a new liquid lens developed by Varioptic (Lyon, France) and shown at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week. The ...

August 19, 2005 Taking a leaf from Mother Nature, scientists at A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) in Singapore have developed tiny lenses made of liquid, which mimics the ...

Following a recent cash injection of €2 m, French start-up Varioptic is building a pilot line capable of producing tens of thousands of liquid lenses with a tunable focal length. Michael Hatcher ...

Apple is researching the use of liquid lenses that could be adjusted within a future Apple Vision Pro headset instead of requiring some users to buy and fit separately prescribed lenses. It's ...

PARIS — Production of variable focus liquid lenses for zoom-enable camera phones is ramping up in Creative Sensor’s manufacturing site in Wuxi, China, according to Varioptic SA. Varioptic (Lyon, ...

Every year, about 10 million patients get cataract surgery to replace the clouded crystalline lens in their eye with a clear artificial one. But these silicone or flexible plastic lenses can dislocate ...

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have created an adaptive liquid lens that captures 250 pictures per second. Because these lenses are simply powered by water and sound, they need ...

Liquid lenses and optofluidic systems represent a transformative fusion of fluid dynamics and optical engineering, providing adaptive optical components whose focal properties can be dynamically ...

Liquid lens is still a concept right now since most camera and smartphone manufacturers still rely on the traditional or glass-based model. On the other hand, the water-based lens could be a difficult ...

An illustration showing the final stage of a possible future giant telescope being created in space using fluids. Studio Ella Maru SHARE NASA is always searching for new ways to extend its ability to ...