Tripp Fenderson

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Archive for January, 2008

Electronic contact lenses

electronic contact lens

Who do you think will get these first? The military or Xbox gamers?

Researchers at the University of Washington managed to embed an electronic circuit and LEDs directly into contact lenses, which seemed to look good on rabbit eyes. Though the circuit is not functional and the lights don’t light up, the development shows that future applications like direct video to the eye may indeed be possible.

[University of Washington press release]

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