New optical fabrication method uses liquid polymer for faster & cheaper custom lenses

Researchers at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have developed a 'faster, cheaper method to produce customized optical components' for applications including 'corrective lenses, augmented and virtual reality, autonomous vehicles, medical imaging and astronomy.' As DIY Photography observes, it's not unreasonable to think that the new lens making method could be used for photographic lenses, at least during development and prototyping. Optical lenses come in many different shapes and ...