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Google has shown an interesting new technology that has come straight from his now legendary Google X lab where we work on the future here is a special type of contact lenses with electronic components inside and biosensors that can continuously monitor the state health of the user. A tool for monitoring diabetes to calculate the level of glucose in the blood

Google has presented an interesting new feature that is output directly from the room of Google X lab where we work on the future: we are talking about a special kind of contact lenses include electronic components and biosensors that can continuously monitor the state of health of the user. But not only because they also include a real camera that will allow you to go take pictures with such a specific gesture such as a quick wink. But not only because they just stare for a few seconds a person to initiate a search for information on the same: you will recover the social pages that the protagonist through a facial recognition system evolved. But it also speaks of medicine. More specifically cater to patients who suffer from diabetes going to calculate the glucose level in the blood thereby avoiding the continuous controls through a small puncture of a needle in the finger tips. Everything is miniaturized with a lot of micro antenna the size of a human hair and LED lights that are used to notify the user if the level has risen dangerously. It is the first technology that relates to the so-called “contact lenses”, see after the jump.

A computer in contact lenses

A computer inside the contact lens ? Could arrive in the next decade: the screen is already beautiful than ready thanks to a technology developed by the University of Ghent in Belgium, more precisely at the Centre of Microsystems (CMST ) . How does the prototype? For now it’s pretty basic with a lens that includes a LCD obviously curved and flexible to adhere to the surface of the eye.

Projecting transparency in images, text and more, contact lenses, LCD will allow the wearer to see overprinting a layer of information enriched augmented reality . The possible applications are many,’s find out. While waiting for the computers getting smaller and wearable, which maybe can be fixed behind the ear or mo ‘pendant, the screen is ready. And maybe somewhere between what everything will be just directly integrated in the lens. Contact lenses LCD augmented reality, University of Ghent can accomplish a number of areas. With a single large liquid crystal darken in case of intense sun acting as a protective shield, or they can view content visible only to himself. It remains to be perfect the rest that is the most delicate part: data (necessarily wireless ) and energy supply. But the time may give you the answers.

The Augmented Reality is one of the most interesting technological innovations at the end of the last decade in the field of software , then if it encounters a ‘ application not only fun but especially useful, joining with the 3D then maybe you found a real technology able to break with the past. Once again, the physical medium is chosen contact lens that is the most immediate and direct way to reach you in person. But how it works and how it might evolve this project of ‘ University of Washington is intended primarily for people with diabetes and more extended to the world stage?

We describe a project in a few lines: contact lens LED is applied like a normal “ lentina ” except to show its potential projecting directly in the retina – and then, from a user perspective, the center of attention – information and improving the visual same. Calculate the level of glucose in the blood by studying the tear fluid (here’s how) and thus avoiding the continuous sampling of blood, usually from the finger.

In this way diabetic will be able to monitor at all times the sugar level, with the ability to communicate faster with tools such as a pump. They will also be helped patients with eye diseases. Above we see a lens used to treat glaucoma . In the future, 3D contact lenses will be able to land even in the consumer market will serve as display in augmented reality with three-dimensional LED arranged in a grid that remain invisible when switched off. Meanwhile, we also study models powered by solar energy.

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