Step aside precision-ground solid germanium, as Flinders University has discovered an injection-mouldable plastic that can be used for the lenses of thermal imaging cameras. OK, OK, it might not be a replacement at the high-end, but ’67-poly(S-r-CPD)’ is black to visible light, and passes both medium and long-wave infra-red. “It has the potential to expand …
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