google has begun working on an intelligence contact lens that's built to help control diabetes - a disease affecting one in every 19 people on the planet - by measuring the glucose levels with mini embedded electronics. developed by Brian Otis and Babak Parviz, the project uses a tiny wireless chip and miniaturized glucose sensor embedded between two layers of soft contact lens material, as glucose level change frequently with normal activity like exercising or eating or even sweating, the concept aims to continuously monitor body fluids such as tears instead of blood drops, which require users to prick themselves for samples throughout the day. The sensors and chips will measure approximately the same size as bits of glitter, and the antenna thinner than a human hair.
Prototypes that can generate a reading once per second are still being tested, they are also exploring integrating tiny LED lights that would light up to indicate that the glucose level has crossed above of below a certain threshold... This is a great step into the future of possibilities...
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