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by FrenchAmerican 1515 days ago
Old light technologies: lenses, glasses, telescopes, prisms, Fresnel lenses for lighthouses, ... laser may be too recent to be considered as "old".

Despite being worked on for centuries, optics are still a super active field for fundamental research, R&D, and new products.

LEDs are incredible for example. Extraordinary efficiency.