Driver's med: Rearview mirror sans blind spot: Scientific American Blog

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A mathematician with a passion for optics has devised a rearview mirror that he says eliminates that bane of lane-changing, the blind spot. Andrew Hicks, an associate math professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia, designed a convex driver's side mirror that gives a wide field of view without significantly distorting the reflected image. But don't look for his innovation on U.S. cars anytime soon—left-side mirrors in the States are required to be flat.

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