According to Shimon Haber, the fans of Star Trek will surely remember Geordi La Forge that could see with the help of highly sophisticated lenses, which had different sensors and emitters. Although this technology is still unattainable, some scientists from South Korea found that their graphene lenses will create some new technologies that we could only dream of.
At a recent press conference, a team of scientists from the Institute of Technology and Science from Ulasan – UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology) demonstrated the latest generation of electronic contact lenses with implanted a flexible screen. The combination of graphene and silver nanowires creates thin elastic electrodes, therefore, this invention opens a new chapter in the electronics industry, and the application of such technology is virtually limitless. So far, the most transparent electrodes were used in touch screen, flat TVs, solar panels and lamps, but their main ingredient, indium oxide (ITO) is extremely fragile and breakable. Thanks to the combination of graphene, silver wire and ITO, the Koreans have created flexible and lighter electronic contact lens with a display of a single pixel.
Koreans tried these lenses on rabbits, but still, they had some doubts about the sensitivity of the human eye. As the testing proceeded without any problem, the Professor Jang-Ung Park’s team will patent this object that would allow people to have some incredible virtual capabilities, including browsing the web, seeing the environment in a way invisible to the naked eye. More precisely, this team will bring on the market what should have brought Google Glass. This invention will enable a number of medical applications, and the hybrid material of elastic electrodes could create a new generation of technological devices that have been solid and fixed so far. Click here to find out more.
Electronic contact lenses soon on the market
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