Contact lens for bionic vision
Wow!
Engineers at the University of Washington have for
the first time used manufacturing techniques at microscopic scales to combine a
flexible, biologically safe contact lens with an imprinted
electronic circuit and
lights.
“Looking through a completed lens, you would see what the display is generating superimposed on the world outside,” said Babak Parviz, a UW assistant professor of electrical engineering. “This is a very small step toward that goal, but I think it’s extremely promising…”
“People may find all sorts of applications for it that we have not thought about. Our goal is to demonstrate the basic technology and make sure it works and that it’s safe,” said Parviz, who heads a multi-disciplinary UW group that is developing electronics for contact lenses.
Who will these be developed for, first? Gamers or the military?
It must feel like an Alienware Curve wrapped around your head.
“Looking through a completed lens, you would see what the display is generating superimposed on the world outside,” said Babak Parviz, a UW assistant professor of electrical engineering. “This is a very small step toward that goal, but I think it’s extremely promising…”
“People may find all sorts of applications for it that we have not thought about. Our goal is to demonstrate the basic technology and make sure it works and that it’s safe,” said Parviz, who heads a multi-disciplinary UW group that is developing electronics for contact lenses.
Who will these be developed for, first? Gamers or the military?
It must feel like an Alienware Curve wrapped around your head.
Posted: Sat - January 19, 2008 at 10:22 AM