John_Stone Report This Comment Date: April 03, 2006 08:46PM
March 28, 2006—
An entry in a German science-photo competition, this image shows a fly sporting
a set of "designer" lenses crafted and set in place with a
cutting-edge laser technique. The glasses fit snuggly on the fly's
0.08-inch-wide (2-millimeter-wide) head.
Micreon, based in Hannover, Germany (see map), created the fly's eyewear using
ultrafast laser micro-machining. The firm notes on its Web site that the process
can create objects with high precision at scales of less than a thousandth of a
millimeter.
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: April 03, 2006 10:37PM
fascinating... although a whimsical application of the technology, it
certainly demonstrates what might be done for "real" purpose and
benefit...
shaDEz Report This Comment Date: April 03, 2006 11:08PM
dayamn... that's fuckin' crazy
Temuchin Report This Comment Date: April 03, 2006 11:54PM
The same image could be made with a bootleg copy of photoshop for free
gruff Report This Comment Date: April 04, 2006 04:41AM
What's next? Waistcoats on koalas?
zxz555 Report This Comment Date: April 04, 2006 11:46AM
nose-rings for gnats