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Scientists Develops World’s First 3D Artificial Eye with Capabilities Better than Existing Bionic Eyes
An international team led by scientists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has recently developed the world’s first 3D artificial eye with capabilities better than existing bionic eyes and in some cases, even exceed those of the human eyes, bringing vision to humanoid robots and new hope to patients with visual…
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Japanese Researchers Perform World’s 1st iPS Cell Cornea Transplant
A research team from Japan’s Osaka University led by Koji Nishida conducted the world’s first transplant of corneal tissues using induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells last month. The female patient in her 40s, who suffered from corneal epithelial stem cell deficiency, was discharged from the hospital last week. So far there are no…
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Canon Announces 35 mm full-size ultra-high sensitivity CMOS sensor 35MMFHDXSCA
Cannon today announced the launch of a 35 mm full-size ultra-high sensitivity CMOS sensor 35MMFHDXSCA that can capture color moving images under the low-light environment of 0.001 lux or less. Ultra high sensitivity is realized by a large pixel of 19 μm side. Canon’s proprietary technology reduces the noise that tends to increase as the…
