The result was a pattern of spots that shows that the lens-like crystals do indeed behave as lenses.
And Van Gogh was not the only artist possessing a Zen-like zoom lens.
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The technique employed to find the new planet uses the gravitational field of a star like a lens - magnifying the light from a distant background star.
Miveu rolled up to CES and revealed its latest offering that incorporates a wide-angle FOV lens (much like the Mophie) along with a chest mount strap, updated to fit the latest phone from Apple (they launched one to fit point-and-shoots, too).
CDM's imaging system, it passes first through conventional optical elements, and then through a lens moulded into a shape of a cubic-like function (ie, with a surface which, instead of being spherical, is relatively flat in the centre but has scalloped edges).
He and his colleagues have also built several models of Frankencamera, using bits of kit found in commercially available devices both low-end, like inexpensive cell phones, and high-end, such as pricey single-lens reflex cameras.
Simple and documentary-like, the videos offer a special lens for viewing the students who currently populate American academia.
The curved glass had a magnifying effect, like a lens: inside, the pale-pink pill was disintegrating as if giving birth to a galaxy or the universe.
The Polaroid iM1836 camera is the first of its kind to pair interchangeable lens options, like those typically only found on more expensive D-SLR cameras, with the ultra-intuitive and familiar Android OS. This powerful combination allows consumers of any skill level to get professional-quality results without the cost and complexity of a professional system.
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This year's bowl will include new features like a slow-mo cute cam, snout-to-lens shots and lipstick cameras in the toys to get new points of view, she said.
While current screens have a great gee-whiz feel, they are still a far cry from achieving the effect demanded of most three-dimensional researchers: a realistic, moving hologram like the one of Princess Leia projected from a lens inside R2D2 in Star Wars.
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