Back in 1942 when Norman Edmund started his company selling chipped and leftover war surplus optics, little did he know how thoroughly a part of the American experience he and his company would become. Now a company which spun off from Edmund Scientific, Edmund Optics, has signed a deal with 3D printing and additive manufacturing pioneers LUXeXceL to create cutting edge plastic optical components for a variety of applications. You can read the whole story here: http://3dprint.com/43393/edmund-opti...printed-optics

Where will these plastic 3D printed optics take us next? What are some potential applications that you can think of? Let us know your thoughts! Below is an example of some of LUXeXceL's optics: