{ The Bionic Contact Lens By: Alex Gianos

 The first ideas came from the hit film the Terminator in the early 80’s  Showed point of view through a Bionic Eye Introduction

 This project was started in 2005 by a engineer professor Babak Parvis out of the University of Washington  He dreamed this lens could be connected to a wireless device to show a floating virtual display  He wanted to use this to display medical issues Dream

Design

 Lens: Special polymer with same materials as an every day contact lens.  Polymer ads reinforcement and durability  Components: sprinkled on to lens when polymer is drying, Metals and micro components all translucent   The shape of each tiny component dictates which piece it can attach to, a micro fabrication technique known as self-assembly   Capillary forces—the same type of forces that make water move up a plant's roots, and that cause the edge of a glass of water to curve upward   Components include antenna, storage device, LED’s or display control unit   Researchers built the circuits from layers of metal only a few nanometers thick, about one thousandth the width of a human hair Design Cont.

 The design actually made at The University of Washington, is still in the production and design process.  They have built a working lens with a single led in the center, an antenna and power supply unit.  Only capable of txt projection, and floating txt display  Lens made of inorganic material and caused no irritation or aggravation in animal eye  Very close to 240p image projection Progress

 Only trials preformed were on a 3 rabbits.  This trial was to see if the inorganic material that makes up the lens was suitable to be in a animal or human eye.  20 min trial each ( results) : NO agitation or pain, from the 3 rabbits  Led was not turned on in the Rabbit’s eye for the animals protection.  Successful! Trials

 Bionic Lens connected to internet using an external device ( smart phone.  Lens connected to brain nerves connected to an implantable chip inside eye, allows lens to search and project things your brain wants to or tells it to.  Higher quality image projection  Image recognition software  Translations  Every possibility the internet allows ( GPS) and more Future prospects

 With other devices linked to the contact lens, we can someday use this to possibly fix humans visual decay rate.  Use the display to project a constantly updating picture of what we would see if our eyes were better  Our eye sight can last longer and stay more clear  Lastly… Zoom feature :  Placing crystals in the lens that can refract light and act as a magnified glass 10x zoom! Future cont.

 Bionic contact lens will keep getting more advanced as technology gets better.  This project should continue to get funding because of its promising applications  These can someday be mass produced so price shouldn’t be to ridiculous Conclusion

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