Education is the cornerstone of success. Those who are educated have more opportunity, tend to make better choices, and will go on to teach their children to do likewise. Those who are educated tend to give back to their community more than they take from it. With that being said, what can we surmi... Read more...
Last week we heard about the Argus II, a device that can restore partial sight to some blind people, and this week a new retinal prosthesis is promising to go one step further. While the Argus II relies on glasses, an externally-mounted video camera, and a separate processing box, the Alpha IMS ... Read more...
Autonomous cars will be in showrooms as early as 2019, or maybe even sooner, according to a report released by KPMG and the Center for Automotive Research, The report’s authors explain that “sensor-based technologies” and “connected-vehicle communications” need to converge. Essent... Read more...
Giving sight to the blind has always been a dream of science — until now. The Monash Vision Group at Australia’s Monash University is developing a direct-to-brain bionic eye system that allows blind people to see. A patient wears a pair of glasses equipped with a digital camera that acts like ... Read more...