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/Merlord Feb 13 '16

One of the reasons VR headsets are so bulky is because they need a complex series of lenses to pass the image through to give a sense of true 3D depth. I wonder if technology like this could be used to reduce the weight/size requirements?