Showing posts with label nanotechnology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nanotechnology. Show all posts

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Nanotechnology breakthrough will lead to a better bionic eye for the blind

Carbon nanotube-semiconductor nanocrystals film for light stimulation of the retina
(c) American Chemical Society


 
Scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers, in collaboration with colleagues from Tel Aviv University and Newcastle University, have developed a new light-sensitive film that could one day form the basis of a bionic eye (or an artificial retina) that could help people suffering from retinal damage or degeneration.