Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab

Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab A team of scientists, engineers and technicians are making giant, lightweight mirrors of unprecedented power. At the University of Arizona's Richard F.

Caris Mirror Laboratory, our scientists, engineers, and technicians develop innovations in the design and fabrication of large lightweight mirrors with unprecedented surface accuracy. These mirrors represent a radical departure from the conventional solid-glass mirrors used in the past, producing a new generation of telescopes now exploring the universe in optical and infrared light. They have a h

oneycomb structure on the inside; made out of Ohara E-6 low expansion glass which is molded by melting it into a honeycomb interior while spin casting in a custom-designed rotating oven. Honeycomb mirrors offer the advantages of their solid counterparts - rigidity and stability - but they can be significantly larger, and dramatically lighter.

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