Godly Musings » Bionic Eye http://memethief.com Being the thoughts, musings, aggravations and sarcastic whinings of the local god Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:31:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Ocular Mini-Telescope Implant http://memethief.com/2007/09/02/ocular-mini-telescope-implant/ http://memethief.com/2007/09/02/ocular-mini-telescope-implant/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:16:39 +0000 god http://memethief.com/2007/09/02/ocular-mini-telescope-implant/ Mini-Telescope Implant
From Sciam (via Boing Boing), comes news of an ocular implant designed to act as a telephoto system and correct macular regeneration. It doesn’t seem like a huge leap from this little series of lenses implanted in the pupil, to the same sort of thing being used for cosmetic enhancement purposes.

]]> http://memethief.com/2007/09/02/ocular-mini-telescope-implant/feed/ Thin, Flexible Polymer Lens http://memethief.com/2005/05/24/thin-flexible-polymer-lens/ http://memethief.com/2005/05/24/thin-flexible-polymer-lens/#comments Tue, 24 May 2005 19:11:56 +0000 god http://memethief.com/2005/05/24/thin-flexible-polymer-lens/ Researchers in Laval and Florida have been developing thin lenses made of polymers and glass that react to electric currents and change their focal length. The range is currently 60cm-infinity — not quite good enough for human optics (I like being able to see stuff within 60cm, personally) but certainly useful for cameras and other optical applications, and certainly a step in the right direction. When we are able to focus accurately using a single fixed lens and no moving parts that’s one fewer mechanical failure to worry about.

You can read articles about the Laval group and the Florida group.

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