Each week, we spotlight a cool innovation recommended by some of the industry's top tech writers. This week's pick is a flexible membrane laser that can attach to contact lenses.
Superman's laser vision just moved a step closer to reality, said Neil Savage at IEEE Spectrum. Researchers at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland have developed an ultra-thin, laser-emitting membrane, made from an organic semiconducting polymer, that can be attached to contact lenses. The team tested the membranes and contacts on cow eyeballs, but don't worry: They aren't planning to build an army of bovines "with laser-beam eyes."
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