(PhysOrg.com) -- Inspired by the success of cochlear implants that can restore hearing to some deaf people, researchers at MIT are working on a retinal implant that could one day help blind people regain a useful level of ...
Engineering
Sep 23, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A device that started out as a class project last fall is moving rapidly toward becoming a commercial product that could make the lives of millions of visually impaired people a bit easier.
Engineering
Sep 21, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A blind fish that has evolved a unique technique for sensing motion may inspire a new generation of sensors that perform better than current active sonar.
Engineering
Mar 24, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Elizabeth Goldring smiles as she shows a visitor photos she's taken — and can see — with her blind eye.
Engineering
Jan 12, 2009
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Imagine having to do your job, but not being able to visually process the data right in front of you. Nearly 8% of genetic males and 0.5% of genetic females have some form of Color Vision Deficiency (CVD), or the decreased ...
Environment
Aug 16, 2024
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Over thousands of years, cavefish evolved and lost their vision, earning the moniker "the blind cavefish," but some cavefish also developed an inordinate number of taste buds on the head and chin.
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2024
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A psychologist at the University of London has found that humans have a surprisingly precise degree of tactile localization beneath their fingernails. In his study, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Matthew ...
Physicists from Swansea University and Åbo Akademi University have made a significant breakthrough in solar cell technology by developing a new analytical model that improves the understanding and efficiency of thin-film ...
General Physics
Jul 2, 2024
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New research from scientists at Durham University reveals an unexpected pathway toward brighter, more efficient, and more stable blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
Optics & Photonics
Feb 13, 2024
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A team of marine biologist from James Cook University and University College London has found that blind cavefish living in dark caves in Mexico produce cells that are responsive to light. In their paper published in the ...
