The painstaking process of designing optical lenses for imaging systems is poised for a dramatic transformation thanks to a groundbreaking AI-powered method developed by researchers at King Abdullah ...

The DeepLens design method is highly effective in creating both classical optical designs and an extended depth-of-field computational lens. An automated computational approach to the optical lens ...

Additive manufacturing enables new and unprecedented engineering and production possibilities that are predicted to have an enormous impact in the twenty-first century. The technology allows for the ...

Sigma’s newest lenses, the full-frame 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art lens and the 15mm f/1.4 DC Contemporary lens for APS-C cameras.NEW YORK, ...

MENLO PARK, CA—When the world’s newest telescope starts imaging the southern sky in 2023, it will take photos using optical assemblies designed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) ...

Researchers have developed a new type of bifocal lens that offers a simple way to achieve two foci (or spots) with intensities that can be adjusted by applying external voltage. The lenses, which use ...

A team at Vrije University in Brussels, Belgium, has teamed up with commercial desktop laser cutter provider “Mr Beam” to develop a new freeform lens that improves performance while shrinking the size ...

We are entering a new era of smartphone photography with the release of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, the world's first Leica ...

We’ve heard reports before that Apple plans to include a periscope lens on future iPhones, and a new Ming-Chi Kuo report today suggests this is coming in 2022. But what exactly is a periscope lens, ...