The start-up is currently raising €3m in a seed funding round.
University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out LirOptic has unveiled its latest optical lens technology, claiming that it “significantly improves” the performance of smartphone cameras.
According to the start-up, the “first-of-its-kind” lens innovation, which operates without mechanically moving parts, improves optical zoom, variable focal lengths, image correction and reduces the module stack size of compact camera modules (CCMs).
CCMs are small, self-contained camera units which have several other use cases, including in AR/VR headsets, the medtech sector and in space technology.
Moreover, the solid-state, shape-shifting tuneable lens also frees up space within…