When research is funded by the chaps at America's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) you can be sure of one thing - it's something that could contribute to super-soldier cyborg death machines. Or, you know, help people. <\/p>\n
Their latest project is a telescopic contact lens that can magnify sight by 2.8 times. <\/p>\n
Researchers led by Joseph Ford of UC San Diego developed the aid ostensibly to help people suffering from macular degeneration - but it's obvious why a military research organisation would also be interested. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The lenses works by having two distinct surface areas. The centre allows light through as normal for regular vision. <\/p>\n
Around the edge however are a series of tiny aluminium mirrors that magnify the image before reflecting it onto the wearer's retina. <\/p>\n
To switch between the two the user can toggle between them using polarising glasses like those used for 3D films. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Clearly the lenses have great promise - both for helping those with eye disease and for raining death from far away. <\/p>\n
There are some current design limitations however, namely the material used is not oxygen permeable making long use incredibly uncomfortable. <\/p>\n
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