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This lens is just three atoms thick and works like a quantum lighthouse. The tiniest Fresnel lens may be perfect for augmented reality glasses.


The tiniest Fresnel lens may be perfect for augmented reality glasses.

But one of the design’s most promising features resides in what may initially sound like a flaw—only a small portion of the light is focused into a point, while most of it passes unaffected through the lens. Although it’s unlikely atomic Fresnel lenses will find their way into Apple Vision Pro headsets anytime soon, researchers plan to next create and test more complicated and multi-use optical designs that they can adjust electrically. Club and Input, and has had recent work featured by Rolling Stone, Fangoria, GQ, Slate, NBC, as well as McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.

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