Future of Engineering
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Electric Ciruits that Turn Contact Lenses Into Screens
Future screens may lie on the surface of the eye
Frontier technology lays minute circuits and lights on contact lenses
Screens that sit on the eye are on their way. Scientists at the University of Washington have fit a tiny electric circuit onto a contact lens, and shown that a rabbit can happily wear it. The embedded circuit incorporates lights, and, although the technology is still nascent, it could lead to contact lenses that act as tiny screens. These screens would, ideally, superimpose images on the wearer’s world.
If this technology comes to fruition, the lenses could be used in video games and while surfing the internet, or display health-related information like heart rate and blood pressure. Drivers and pilots wearing them wouldn’t need to lower their gaze check instruments, and traders could keep constant track of the stock market!
Full news report here
Frontier technology lays minute circuits and lights on contact lenses
Screens that sit on the eye are on their way. Scientists at the University of Washington have fit a tiny electric circuit onto a contact lens, and shown that a rabbit can happily wear it. The embedded circuit incorporates lights, and, although the technology is still nascent, it could lead to contact lenses that act as tiny screens. These screens would, ideally, superimpose images on the wearer’s world.
If this technology comes to fruition, the lenses could be used in video games and while surfing the internet, or display health-related information like heart rate and blood pressure. Drivers and pilots wearing them wouldn’t need to lower their gaze check instruments, and traders could keep constant track of the stock market!
Full news report here
Labels: Bio-engineering, Electrical-Engineering
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