If you are a Hackaday reader, you probably know what a Fresnel lens is. You find them in everything from overhead projectors to VR headsets. While it seems commonplace now, the Fresnel lens was an ...

Making a traditional glass lens requires a lot of experience, skill, and patience grinding a piece of glass to the required shape, and is not for the casual experimenter. Making a glass Fresnel ...

Fresnel Technologies Inc. purchased the lens division of Lectric Lites Company in December 1986, and moved into new quarters at 101 W. Morningside Drive in Fort Worth in July 1987. The facilities ...