Physicists Close in on 'Superlens' 199
An anonymous reader writes "In Oregon, physicists have developed a material for creating a real superlens that in theory could attain a one-nanometer visual resolution. The idea is to use exotic materials to create "negative" refraction of light, which literally means steering it in the opposite direction of that found in the natural world."
in other news... (Score:0, Funny)
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Obligatory (Score:0, Funny)
In Soviet Russia, light bend YOU!
How would that look? (Score:3, Funny)
Major advance possible. (Score:5, Funny)
Finally there'll be a way to read all the fine print in service contracts!
As a Lisp programmer (Score:5, Funny)
As a Lisp programmer, I chuckle at the artificial distinction between light, lenses, and refraction.
I'm a Physics God (Score:5, Funny)
I have one of those! I call it a *hand quotes* mirror *hand quotes*.
Damn (Score:2, Funny)
Re:E=MC^2, yo. (Score:3, Funny)
Dude, most people here don't even read TFAs.
KFG
Re:So what is this non-natural world? (Score:2, Funny)
New L series lens in the works? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:So what is this non-natural world? (Score:2, Funny)
KFG
Re:These would be nice! (Score:5, Funny)
-Daniel
Re:mirror (Score:3, Funny)
no, a lens! RTFA!
Hyperbole Anyone? (Score:2, Funny)