The IMEC research institute is conducting research on display technology for contact lenses.
Jelle De Smet, a doctoral engineering student at Gent University, is leading the new research project. De Smet wants to develop a contact lens with an integrated display, and he believes he could have the technology for a first step--an active artificial iris--in two years. His design uses just nine pixels with multiple grey-scale settings to expand and contract in response to changing light conditions. He notes that if all goes well, the next step would be to develop an active, multifocal lens that users can switch back and forth depending on whether they are reading or driving.
De Smet faces many challenges, considering his contact lens display would require new materials, stretchable interconnects, and some form of energy harvesting or a micro battery. De Smet's colleagues at IMEC are working on stretchable electronics and other related developments.
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