Physicists develop 3D metamaterial nanolens that achieves super-resolution imaging

January 19, 2010 | Source: Physorg.com

A research team from Northeastern University has developed a new nanolens that can beat the diffraction limit to achieve so-called super-resolution imaging, better than can be achieved by current technology.

The nanolens is made from arrays of nanowires also called as metamaterials — manufactured materials not found in nature — and has superior imaging capabilities compared to current imaging technologies.