Researchers have demonstrated that consumer-grade 3D printers and inexpensive materials can produce advanced optical components capable of super-resolution imaging. Each custom lens costs less than $1 ...

Researchers have shown that consumer-grade 3D printers and low-cost materials can be used to produce multi-element optical components that enable super-resolution imaging, with each lens costing less ...

Microscope image showing the layered structure of a new 3D-printed aluminum alloy. The wave-like patterns are “melt pools,” traces left by the laser as it melted metal powder layer by layer. The small ...

High-end optical methods such as super-resolution microscopy exploit the properties of advanced components and lenses, but these items can be expensive to source and maintain. Creating optomechanical ...

Researchers show that consumer-grade 3D printers and low-cost materials can produce multi-element optical components that enable super-resolution imaging.