# @optica.worldwide on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DN1G9yb0sE1
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33736703-opticaworldwide-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-26T19:23:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Optica (@optica.worldwide) — https://gondola.cc/optica.worldwide

## Caption

Researchers folded glass like origami, creating microscopic 3D photonic structures directly on a chip.

Existing 3D printers produce rough 3D structures that aren’t optically uniform and thus can’t be used for high-performance optics, so a tauinternational team mimicked the way a pinecone’s scales bend outward to release seeds. 

The laser-induced technique triggers precise bending in ultra-thin glass sheets and can be used to create highly transparent, ultra-smooth 3D microphotonic devices for a variety of applications.

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#photonics #chips #3D

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photonics, chips, 3d

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