A South Korean research team says it developed a superlens that has a resolution three times higher than conventional optical lenses.

The team led by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Professor Park Yong-keun said Monday that it developed a scattering superlens with which people can see particles that are 100 nanometers small using scattered light.

Using this lens, people can observe structures within cells and viruses.

The latest finding was published in the international science journal, Nature Photonics, on Monday. The superlens is expected to be applied in making optical communication networks and high-tech semiconductors.