Researchers in Japan have shown that it is possible to use standard 'off-the-shelf' plastic toy parts to construct low-cost and light-weight optical components.
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JUNICHI TAKAHARA/OSAKA UNIVERSITY
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Pile, D. LEGO lightens photonics. Nature Photon 3, 377–378 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2009.105
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