Bionic Contact Lens May Lead to Overlay Displays

pfman writes "A University of Washington researcher has developed a contact lens including circuitry and a matrix of LEDs. Although not yet a working prototype, this may be a foundation for terminator/robocop style overlay displays in which computer graphics could be superimposed on your normal vision. 'Building the lenses was a challenge because materials that are safe for use in the body, such as the flexible organic materials used in contact lenses, are delicate. Manufacturing electrical circuits, however, involves inorganic materials, scorching temperatures and toxic chemicals. Researchers built the circuits from layers of metal only a few nanometers thick, about one thousandth the width of a human hair, and constructed light-emitting diodes one third of a millimeter across.'" Kotaku notes that this has some obvious gaming implications.

Comments

Re:You can't focus on something that close

[currivan]

My first app would be AdBlock for real life.

Re:You can't focus on something that close

[Tango42]

Are you familiar with the standard purpose of a contact lens?

Re:Do the Math

[ByteSlicer]

Go ahead, try it! You simply cannot focus that close to your eye.

Warning: do not look at fork with remaining eye!

I can see it now.... the Goatse virus

[Angelwrath]

The Goatse virus for bionic vision.

Re:Um, what?

[GroeFaZ]

Damn it man, you closely dogded a 7-digit UID, and you DARE to try to talk some sense into a 4-digit UID? He knows almost 3 orders of magnitude more than you! I bet those scientists in question don't even HAVE an account on slashdot!

Re:Um, what?

[DarkHelmet]

Sir, that would imply that CmdrTaco is a deity among men. I will not stand for such heresy!