Research
Center at the University of Ghent in Belgium has developed a process for
producing spherical LCD tiny size, which can be integrated into a contact lens
and completely redo the form. Scientists' sample is a lens display, ability to
display the dollar. This character can not burn or burn, any image can not be
displayed. In addition, the wires connected to it that sends current to the
liquid crystal matrix. Scientists believe that over time, based on the current
design, they are able to create a completely self-contained unit. It is assumed
that the first stage of such devices to be used for medical purposes, for
example to protect a damaged retina or iris of the eyes from bright light, and
in cosmetics - as a way of painting the eye in any color, in the case of the
integration of the color LCD. Subsequently, the researchers plan to develop a
display that can display any color image. Lens with such displays can cast the
computer image on top of which the human eye sees, and will replace the glasses
augmented reality, such as a untwisted now Google Glass. In addition, these
lenses can be replaced sunglasses - and they will not need to shoot every time.
It will be enough to disable the current and the lenses become transparent, or
enable current to darken. Turn on or off the lens can light sensor.
But
before that, developers have to overcome a number of difficulties, said project
manager Jelly De Smet (Jelle De Smet). "If we talk about the flexible LCD
screen, usually it is not a spherical displays. Create such a display was the
biggest challenge for us, "- said the scientist. He added that the need to
improve the quality of the display, so it can be safely applied on the eyeball.
Despite many technological difficulties, the scientists believe that the first
commercial lenses with built-in display can be on the market within a few
years. "We have mastered the core technology. Now we can start working on
the real version of "- researchers said.
