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freshphotons: “Caustics are captivating light patterns created by materials bundling or diverting light by refraction or reflection. We know caustics as random side effects, appearing, for example, at the bottom of a swimming pool. In this work we show that it is possible to control caustic patterns to form almost any desired shape by optimizing … Continue reading →

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Reversing Goggles. One day I will own a pair of these. Maybe I can convince a purchase on the Science budget for teaching optics, or the eye. I heard a story about someone who wore these for a week and his brain flipped it the right way up again!