The creative license authors and film producers use to imagine such fantastic gadgets in popular science fiction movies, like Terminator or Minority Report, seems to be inspiring the scientists that make these inventions a reality. While scientists might not be able to hand us a finished product yet, they are able to talk about seemingly impossible inventions in realistic terms.
The mobile phone in my pocket is the perfect example of unbelievable technological progress. If you asked me 10 years ago if I would have a device in my pocket that would replace, my camera, discman, GPS, and laptop, I would have told you were crazy, but it happened. With each new technological advancement we quickly adapt and often under-appreciate the power that now exist at our finger tips. We now live in a global world where digital information travels across our planet with the click of a mouse, or touch of a finger. These innovations we take for granted wouldn’t be possible with out a bold idea, imaginative vision and and a lot of highly intelligent people.
The mobile phone in my pocket is the perfect example of unbelievable technological progress. If you asked me 10 years ago if I would have a device in my pocket that would replace, my camera, discman, GPS, and laptop, I would have told you were crazy, but it happened. With each new technological advancement we quickly adapt and often under-appreciate the power that now exist at our finger tips. We now live in a global world where digital information travels across our planet with the click of a mouse, or touch of a finger. These innovations we take for granted wouldn’t be possible with out a bold idea, imaginative vision and and a lot of highly intelligent people.
Although at Cerno we are fascinated with all technological advances, we are inherently more interested in how LEDs continue to influence technology. Which is why we found this article on leee Spectrum so fascinating. Not only are LED’s revolutionizing the lighting industry, they are empowering doctors and scientist to address human ailments and limitations which were previously untreatable.
This year, LED Lights are impacting the way we see things, literally. Special LED lights integrated into contact lenses may soon help the visually impaired with everything from watching television to translating foreign languages.
Imagine UN officials being able to converse in multiple languages while interacting among their fellow diplomats; all facilitated by intelligent LED contact lenses. These intelligent LED lenses, which are still being hashed out in a lab, have the potential to translate live speech.
“With more colors and resolution, the repertoire could be expanded to include displaying text, translating speech into captions in real time, or offering visual cues from a navigation system. With basic image processing and Internet access, a contact-lens display could unlock whole new worlds of visual information and human interaction."
This break through, although far from complete, is definitely fun food for thought.
This break through, although far from complete, is definitely fun food for thought.
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