Google's smart contact lens

Google and Alcon, Novartis’ eye care division, develop a smart contact lens that might be a relief for diabetics. This project enables Google to access the digital healthcare market, a guarantee of a promising future for the years to come.

Google's smart contact lens

The project

Google[x], the team developing the project, built a smart contact lens whose sensor measures continuously glucose levels in tears. Thanks to a tiny wireless chip diabetics receive information on their blood sugar levels to a mobile device. Tiny LED lights might be added to the lens. Their role will be to warn the patient in case of abnormality of glucose levels. This non-painful glucose motoring system would allow diabetics to have a better quality of life.

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A new product by Google and Novartis : smart contact lenses

Google always finds a way to surprise us with its innovative technologies and products in which the company is investing substantial financial resources. The Google Glass, the smartphones Ara and Tango, the Google Self-Driving cars and the new generation robots are just some of its ambitious projects.
Last week, Google officially announced its plans to collaborate with Novartis in the creation of smart contact lenses. The company will collaborate with engineers from the Alcon division of Novartis, in order to accelerate the market penetration. (suite…)

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