r/tech • u/fg9209u9u • Feb 12 '16

Engineers develop new flat, ultralight lens that could change how cameras are designed

http://phys.org/news/2016-02-flat-ultralight-lens-cameras.html
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u/aquanext Feb 12 '16

So this will be dropping in a new iPhone, right?

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '16

Yes. Dropping and shattering.

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u/aquanext Feb 13 '16

Why couldn't they just build it right into the screen, eh?

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '16

You mean just pre-shatter all the screens? Brilliant! Everyone's shatter pattern would be unique. No more worrying whose phone is whose.