{"id":49505,"date":"2022-08-18T22:26:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T22:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/legos-new-motorized-lighthouse-has-a-working-fresnel-lens\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T22:26:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T22:26:46","slug":"legos-new-motorized-lighthouse-has-a-working-fresnel-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/legos-new-motorized-lighthouse-has-a-working-fresnel-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Lego’s new motorized lighthouse has a working fresnel lens"},"content":{"rendered":"
In 1822, Augustin Fresnel invented a lens made of ringed prisms that could concentrate beams of light more effectively than reflectors or huge convex pieces of glass. These days, they’re used in spotlights and even most VR headsets. But originally, he designed them for lighthouses \u2014 it’s the invention that’s said to have saved a million ships \u2014 and today, Lego has announced a motorized lighthouse with its very own fresnel lens.<\/p>\n