[2 min version] Astronaut Eytan Stibbe using Fluidic Shaping to create the first lenses in space скачать в хорошем качестве

[2 min version] Astronaut Eytan Stibbe using Fluidic Shaping to create the first lenses in space

Finally! The high-resolution videos were cleared by NASA, and now you can see for yourself what it looked like when the first lenses were created in space using our Fluidic Shaping method! (The video is sped up until 1:00, then at normal speed with sound) The video shows Eytan Stibbe on the ISS during ‪@AxiomSpace‬'s AX1 mission (April 2022), performing our Fluidic Space Optics experiment as part of the #RAKIA mission. Eytan shaped volumes of liquid polymer into lenses simply by injecting the polymer into circular frames under microgravity conditions. He then solidified them by exposing them to UV light. This 2 min video shows two views in sync, so you can see both Eytan's operations in the life sciences glovebox (LSG) and a close-up on the liquid lens. The first part of the video has been sped-up significantly, but from ~1:00 min it goes back to normal speed with the sound on so that you'll be able to hear some of the communications with the ground. If you're interested in the full 40 min version of this video showing the creation of two lenses, it's available here:    • Astronaut Eytan Stibbe using Fluidic Shapi...  . The complete experiment took more than 3 hours. We really can't thank Eytan enough for his amazing work and dedication to this project. The project is a collaboration between my lab in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at ‪@technion.israel‬ and a team led by Dr. Edward Balaban at ‪@NASAAmes‬. It was supported by the Israel Space Agency and the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, Government of Israel. Read more about Fluidic Shaping in the following publications: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa... https://opg.optica.org/optica/fulltex... Get more updates about the project on LinkedIn:   / moran-ber.  .