The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. Clear liquid droplets can bend light, acting like a lens. By exploiting this well-known phenomenon ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A droplet of clear liquid can bend light, acting as a lens. Now, by exploiting this well-known phenomenon, researchers have developed a new process to create inexpensive ...

[Robert Murray-Smith] wanted to recreate how some ancient microscopes worked: with a drop of water as a lens. The idea is that the meniscus of a drop of water will work as a lens. This works because ...

Before we get too far into this blog post, let's review one very important safety warning: It is generally a really bad idea to pour water onto your electronics. A really, really bad idea. Understood?

This photo shows a set of droplet lenses on a microscope coverslip held up by ANU researcher Steve Lee. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Water and electricity don’t mix — unless of course you are designing a camera lens. To prove just how pure its water is, bottled water company Spa Nederland launched an experiment to design a camera ...