Zoomable lens without any moving parts

Re:Zoomable lens without any moving parts by jamesgreenleaf on Friday April 02, 2021 @11:45PM (#26678272)

It's a valid observation. A lens that could somehow do that without moving at all would be pretty magical, and the headline plays on this to get your attention. The headline could have been "MIT Creates Zoomable Lens That Works Using Heat" which is still cool, but not as sensational.

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Re:Zoomable lens without any moving parts by cycomanic on Saturday April 03, 2021 @02:10AM (#26678741)

By this definition of movement absolutely nothing would do anything. If there was electric current you could say, "but the electrons are moving in the material". It's like saying your stove moves when you cook.

By any reasonable definition without moving parts means without any macroscopic (mechanical) parts that move.

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Re:Zoomable lens without any moving parts by craftinator on Saturday April 03, 2021 @12:01AM (#26678333)

Or better yet, "MIT Creates Zoomable Lens That Works by Moving More or Less".

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