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A curious fact: most astronauts returning to Earth need to wear glasses shortly after setting foot back on the planet. The reason has confounded scientists until now.
Android 5 was expected to be released last year. Instead, we were greeted with the arrival of Android 4.4. It's that time of year where Google announces new updates at their annual developers conference.
New high-tech glasses have been developed, to be worn by surgeons, to allow them to see cancer cells. The glasses were tried out for the first time by a surgeon this week.
Google have unveiled more details about their new 'Google Glass' project, via a video launched on YouTube. The glasses are a special 'head-mounted display'.
A tech company announced that it is developing electronic contact lenses aimed at improving the vision of the person who uses them and to allow the wearer to view text messages.
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Kidnapped glasses, a ransom note, a man jumping into a lake and a chase with a police helicopter were all part of a launch for author Jonathan Franzen’s new book.
Giant food chain McDonald's is offering a $3 refund for every Shrek-themed glass returned by consumers. The fast-food chain recently issued a recall on millions of the cadmium-tainted glasses.
Penn State researchers have found adding cerium oxide to phosphate glass rather than the commonly used silicate glass may make eyeglasses able to block ultraviolet light.
A scientist had a chance conversation with a colleague in 1985 to provide eyesight for the world’s poor that has led to his discovery of liquid optical lenses. The $1 special glasses don’t require an optician to fit the wearer’s needs.
In one of the most ridiculous hot topic news items of the latest news cycle, blogs from all over and even the media question what is reflected in Dick Cheney's sunglasses. This has hit comical levels at this time.
Lennon's pair of famous Granny glasses have caused rumbles on the web since they have been put up for auction online. The pair, amongst many which were owned by John Lennon, has been put up for sale on the site, 991.com
A new study by vision scientists at the University of Rochester and Vanderbilt University found that children with poor vision see vast improvement in their peripheral vision after only eight hours of training via kid-friendly video games. Most surprising to the scientists was the range of visual gains the children made, and that the gains were quickly acquired and stable when tested a year later.
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AVG Technologies created a prototype of “invisibility” glasses concept: "Through a mixture of technology and specialist materials, privacy wearables such as invisibility glasses can make it difficult for cameras or other facial recognition technologies to get a clear view of your identity," AVG said.
Samsung 3D glasses throw the entire viewing room into darkness, and you can’t see anything but the TV screen, much less that cute significant other sitting next to you.
