Contact lenses with real-time info display | MassDevice.com On Call

November 23, 2011 by MassDevice staff

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Researchers unveiled the first prototype of a contact lens capable of displaying information updates that the wearer can see.

The concept device only displayed one pixel, but has applications in gaming, navigation and even health readings, according to researchers at the University of Washington in conjunction with Aalto University Finland.

Significant improvements are still necessary to make the lens fully functional as a remotely powered, high resolution display, Medgadget reported.

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Researchers presented their findings in the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering.

Health care cuts and health care law

The automatic Medicare cuts slated to go into effect should Congress fail to come to terms on a budget would likely hit hospitals and insurers the hardest, according to an Avalere Health analysis. Meanwhile, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) accused the Justice Department of withholding records tying Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to health care interests, which may be a conflict of interest in the upcoming cases on health care reform, according to Healthwatch.

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