Ophthalmologists have implanted Artificial Silicon Retina microchips in the eyes of five patients to treat vision loss caused by retinitis pigmentosa. The implant is a 2mm chip that contains about 5,000 microscopic solar cells that convert light into electrical impulses. See the original news report on Science Blog. Just the beginning of something like Terminator [...]
15Feb05
Solar Implants in human eyes
7Feb05
The Tweel
Michelin has developed a ‘new’ kind of wheel, called a Tweel. Looks a little bit strange, but seems to have potential for the next-generation wheels. You can see a short promotional movie from Michelin where a tweel has been used over here.
25Jan05
Virtual Window
“The Virtual Windows above consist of eight 15″ LCD panels connected via custom-built cables to two nVidia Quadro NVS 400 PCI video cards, each with four DVI outputs. The LCD backlight inverters are driven by their own power supply (sitting on top of the PC) and the panels get their 3.3v power from the PC’s [...]
31Dec04
The need for high video speed
Ever tried to capture video using a camera array? Look for some high speed recorded movies at this Stanford site.