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Adaptive optics allows scientists to correct for distortions of an image caused by the scattering of light. Anita Chandran illuminates the nature of the technique.

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Chandran, A.M. We can see clearly now. Nat. Phys. 20, 334 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02394-3

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