Researchers have been able to create a new camera that doesn't require focusing using a single lens that is very thin. The technology has significant benefits over traditional cameras, like those used ...

A collection of modern DSLR camera lenses, which the new "metalens" could make obsolete. Credit: Getty images Harvard researchers have developed a novel, flat lens they say can focus "all the colors ...

As effortless as Apple’s Face ID is at allowing you to securely authenticate your identity, the feature comes with several drawbacks, not the least of which being a hideous notch at the top of your ...

Researchers at the University of Utah have developed an entirely new type of lens that is thin and flat, yet has an extreme depth of focus compared to traditional lens designs. A single flat lens can ...

A flat lens that allows a camera's focus to be maintained for objects separated by distances of up to six meters could offer benefits to smartphones and mobile devices, including the potential removal ...

Fisheye lenses make for some cool photos, but their most distinctive feature is that the glass is curved. The need for multiple bits of curved glass makes fisheye lenses both bulky and expensive.

Ultra wide-angle fisheye lenses are typically thick, bulbous contraptions, that can't easily be incorporated into devices such as smartphones. That could be about to change, though, as engineers have ...