Before we get too far into this blog post, let's review one very important safety warning: It is generally a really bad idea to pour water onto your electronics. A really, really bad idea. Understood?

[Robert Murray-Smith] wanted to recreate how some ancient microscopes worked: with a drop of water as a lens. The idea is that the meniscus of a drop of water will work as a lens. This works because ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A droplet of clear liquid can bend light, acting as a lens. Now, by exploiting this well-known phenomenon, researchers have developed a new process to create inexpensive ...