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November 9, 2021
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Conceptual rendering of ultrathin, electrically tunable metalens
Conceptual rendering of an ultrathin, electrically tunable metalens developed by engineers.
[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grants DMR 1719875, ECCS 2025233 and DGE 1650441.]
Learn more in the Cornell University news story Novel liquid crystal metalens offers electric zoom. (Date image taken: March 2021; date originally posted to NSF Multimedia Gallery: Nov. 9, 2021)
Credit: Daniil Shilkin
Images and other media in the National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery are available for use in print and electronic material by NSF employees, members of the media, university staff, teachers and the general public. All media in the gallery are intended for personal, educational and nonprofit/non-commercial use only.
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