If you are a Hackaday reader, you probably know what a Fresnel lens is. You find them in everything from overhead projectors to VR headsets. While it seems commonplace now, the Fresnel lens was an ...

MUNICH, Germany—ARRI has announced the addition of the Orbiter Fresnel lens to its selection of Orbiter optics, making its LED luminaire even more versatile. Combined with Orbiter’s ARRI Spectra light ...

A lens manufactured in France in 1902 is shining high atop Montauk Point Lighthouse once again. Earlier this month the U.S. Coast Guard relit the clamshell-shaped Fresnel lens, which guided mariners ...

The popular French lens design was originally created for lighthouses The popular French lens design was originally created for lighthouses is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who ...

The unique history of the Crooked River Lighthouse’s lens in Carrabelle, Florida. The Crooked River Lighthouse’s Executive Director, Steve Allen, shares with us the unique qualities of the Fresnel ...

You may know them best for their original use in lighthouses, where they're famously recognised as "the invention that saved a million ships". Or perhaps you initially think of their employment in ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the early nineteenth century, ...

Ming-Chi Kuo, a reliable Apple leaker, claimed that the iPhone manufacturer's upcoming Augmented Reality headset could be the lightest AR device in the market once it is released. The giant ...

McGulpin Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City will soon have a new display that shines a light on maritime history in the Straits region. The Emmet County Board of Commissioners recently approved ...

Fresnel lenses consist of a flat surface with interspaced, concentric steps whereby each step corresponds to the surface of a conventional lens. Each step thereby acts as a refractive surface, much ...