] Philips' fluid lenses bring things into focus ] ] Philips Research is demonstrating a unique variable-focus ] lens system that has no mechanical moving parts. Suited ] to a wide range of optical imaging applications, ] including such things as digital cameras, camera phones, ] endoscopes, home security systems and optical storage ] drives, Philips' FluidFocus system mimics the action ] of the human eye using a fluid lens that alters its focal ] length by changing its shape. The new lens overcomes the ] fixed-focus disadvantages of many of today's ] low-cost imaging systems. |