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Intel's Pricy e-Reader Packs Added Accessibility for Millions of New Users

Deep in the technology bunker of Fast Company we like us some e-readers--although some of us are just as partial to scuffed-up paperback books as well. Intel Corporation has just debuted their version, the Intel Reader. Unlike most ...READ»

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MIT Advances the Model for Retinal Implants

Several institutions have developed models for retinal implants--some companies, such as California-based Second Sight, have even started developing them commercially. But, while cochlear implants, for example, can impart fairly ...READ»

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Quantum Dot Eyeball-Injection Could Improve Sight

There's an increasingly large body of work on returning vision to people with damaged sight due to retinal failure: Recent advances in artificial retinas have been particularly amazing. But new research and an associated patent ...READ»

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