Super lens that can see under the microscope,

World powerful lens,

"Each sphere bends the light to a high magnitude and splits the light beam, creating millions of individual beams of light," study co-author Zengbo Wang, a physicist at Bangor University in Wales, said in a statement. "It is these tiny light beams which enable us to view previously unseen details."

All in all, this superlens can increase the magnification of existing microscopes by a factor of about five. In experiments, the scientists could produce sharp images of items that are 45 nanometers in size.

The new superlens consists of millions of spherical beads of titanium dioxide. Each bead, which is only 15 nanometers wide, is applied onto the material that the researcher wants to view. Similar titanium-dioxide nanoparticles are now often found in sunscreen products and white paint.The new superlens consists of millions of spherical beads of titanium dioxide. Each bead, which is only 15 nanometers wide, is applied onto the material that the researcher wants to view. Similar titanium-dioxide nanoparticles are now often found in sunscreen products and white paint.