Tag: Eye

A headset with smart technology is helping blind people be more independent outside of their homes. Now a London-based product designer is focusing on providing simple support for the community inside with soft patterned surfaces. Her rectangular pads can be applied to walls as signs, with each pattern allowing users to feel different information on their surroundings. Thus straight...

If our hearing gets worse, the hair cells in our ears could be reprogrammed. As we get older, our vision likewise deteriorates, since damaged cells do not regenerate (except in fish and amphibians). Which explains why work is underway to develop a biohybrid retina. The London-based startup of a science team is going one step further, however, and aiming...

A robot helps children with limited visibility join in conversations. An app enables users with low vision to navigate city streets. And now a startup in Romania has developed a mobility headset for blind people that works without an internet connection or maps. Integrated camera sensors continually scan a radius of up to four metres. An AI analyses 90...

Some glasses automatically adjust focus between near and distant objects. Many birds can see for miles while still recognising their immediate environment. Their retinas have a deep hollow, meaning they are more sensitive to light. With an additional fourth photoreceptor, they can also perceive blue, red, green and UV light. Inspired by this phenomenon, a Korean research team has...