Brilio.net/en - Forget about spending money on Google Glass. In the near future, a pair of contact lenses could be used as an electronic display to browse the internet, and even to monitor your health condition.
Scientists have a confirmation of the concept of a conductive polymer film coating that is able to transform contact lenses into tiny computers, which could work as digital screen over your eyeballs.
A team of scientists from the Future Industries Institute of the University of South Australia recently released a study which explained the use of of hydrophilic organic electrodes (water-compatible conductors) on flexible hydrogels (contact lenses) in detail.
Researcher and associate professor Drew Evans says the contact lenses will also be implanted with a sensor to measure wearers glucose levels, as well as creating electronic displays right on the lenses.
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According to Mashable, he stated that the improved lenses would work by receiving information wirelessly.
The trick is to provide power to the contact lens display, says Evans. We are excited by advances from other researchers showing you can use tear drops to power special batteries. There is a possibility to modify this for use with our conductive coatings.
With this digital display feature in contact lenses, the whole game in the virtual reality or smart glasses industries will be changed. Besides playing games virtually, these lenses enable you to stream video right over your eyes.
Maybe youll want to have a pair of these contact lenses, and change your plan to buy a bulky VR headset that is anticipated to arrive this year, in consideration that contact lenses wouldn't be nearly as conspicuous as smart glasses.
Should you be interested in the science behid this product, the conductive polymer films can be used for more than contact lenses.
The applications include special air electrodes in batteries and capacitors, smart windows that change from light to dark with the flick of a switch, and adaptive camouflage for the military, says Evans. All these use the same principles of the fundamental science we, and many researchers around the globe, are developing."
The study was inspired by the increasing popularity and improvements of wearable biocompatible technologies, such as smartwatches or heart pumps.
Source: Mashable