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http://www.newscientist.com/arti…"With advances in micro-technology, researchers were able to power the lens by printing an antenna on its surface that is only half a centimeter long. By putting a radio source close to the eye of the animal, they were able to power up the one pixel display successfully for a forty minute test. The results after the lens was taken out of the rabbit’s eye were very good, with no damage or abrasion having occurred. This experiment is a significant step forward in optical enhancement." ...
"Imagine if you could eliminate the need for screen-based devices. Instead of having to haul around a cell phone, it could be in your eye, allowing you to get live content about the person on the other end. How about media? You could watch a movie pretty much anywhere, Netflix for your eye so to speak. The possibilities really are endless, but are certainly in the future. The time when you can use a targeting system in your retina is pretty far off, but you can certainly dream about it." ...
"Last September, Sensimed, a Swiss spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, launched the very first commercial smart contact lens, designed to improve treatment for people with glaucoma. http://www.sensimed.ch "
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- I'm still stupefied by the way in which our eyes can focus on an image literally ON our cornea. How is that possible?mcmillions