New Liquid Camera Lens (IMAGE)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

New Liquid Camera Lens

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A new technique for creating liquid lenses with water and sound could enable a new generation of low cost, lightweight, energy efficient cameras. This series of time-lapse photos shows how the lens, made up of two droplets of water vibrating at a high speed, changes shape and, in turn, moves in and out of focus. The time between frames is four milliseconds.

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Rensselaer/Carlos A. Lopez

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