> From: Stan Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> > > There was an item in the newspaper today - Dow Corning has been working with > an NGO on ways to reduce the many problems associated with poor vision and > lack of access to prescription corrective glasses. So they have been testing > a prototype of a "self-adjustable" lens. A person puts on the glasses, > manipulates what sounds like a form of pump to adjust the amount of an > "optical silicone fluid" in the lens to adjust the power of the lens. The > adjuster can then be detached and the user has what look like a normal pair > of glasses. > > My mind is boggled! > > I wonder if optical silicone fluid would be lighter than, for example, HD > glass in modern camera lenses? And how about a hydraulic adjustment to zoom > rather than via mechanical motors and gears? > > stan
Definitely a cool idea. How about this? Real-time adaptive optics for the human? Tom Cakalic - Six Million Dollar Man. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
