[HN Gopher] Xiaomi's first foldable features a liquid camera len...
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       Xiaomi's first foldable features a liquid camera lens, Samsung-
       style design
        
       Author : stoicanalyst
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2021-03-31 19:24 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | milkey_mouse wrote:
       | "OIL LENS: hufhuf oil held in static tension by an enclosing
       | force field within a viewing tube as part of a magnifying or
       | other light manipulation system. Because each lens element can be
       | adjusted indivually one micron at a time, the oil lens is
       | considered the ultimate in accuracy for manipulating visible
       | light."
       | 
       | - _Dune_ , Frank Herbert, 1965
        
       | wrycoder wrote:
       | _One of the camera lenses is literally a drop of oil instead of a
       | glass lens, and by applying a voltage to it, you can change the
       | shape and focal length of the lens._
        
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