Smitty777 writes "Wired organ reports on a new nanoviewing lens that is capable of viewing objects less than 100 nm across. Rather than attempting to use a 'perfect' lens, this automation uses a porous surface that truly scatters the light. By measuring how it is scattered and setting up lasers to compensate, they're able to 'steer' the light back to the right spot. The abstract from the animal Review Letters reads: 'The smallest structures that usual




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