In Switzerland, they came up with a cyber retina with a high field of view
Swiss scientists have created a unique cyber-retina that can recognize tens of thousands of pixels. The material has a very wide field of view. Communications Materials magazine writes about it.
Artificial retina has been created for a long time. But cyber materials have two drawbacks: a lot of pixels and a narrow angle of view. Now such implants do not allow you to navigate the terrain.
Researchers from Switzerland tried to solve this problem. The image that designs their development does not fall apart. A set of ultra-thin titanium electrodes was created for the innovative cyber retina. They transmit signals to the retina that came from special glasses (they have a built-in microcomputer and a digital camera).
Cyber retina has already been tested on mice. In the near future, scientists intend to begin clinical trials of the development in humans.
Earlier, the British cyclist Callum Skinner – the gold and silver medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games – in tandem with the physicist developed glasses for cycling with maximum visibility without unnecessary head movements.
