We wrote a few months ago about a Google-developed contact lens that could analyze tears to determine glucose levels in diabetes sufferers. Novartis's Alcon division says today that it's reached a deal to license the technology and build them. Under the agreement, Google will develop the electronics, which will do the chemistry and send the information to a smart phone. … [Read more...]
Google Contact Lenses to Fight Diabetes
Contact lenses to help diagnose various medical conditions are uncommon but not unheard of. Google, though, is now talking about building contact lenses with wireless sensors that can track the chemical composition of tears. That's not some evil conspiracy to control all of the internet's endpoints. It turns out to be important in fighting diabetes. Sufferers need to track … [Read more...]