How bionic eyes are becoming a reality

By Tim Jackson, Professor of Retinal Research, King's College London

If you’ve delved into the worlds of Star Trek, The Terminator or William Gibson’s cyberpunk novel Neuromancer, you’ll know that enhanced, electronic vision is a staple of science fiction. Now, what was once futuristic fiction is becoming a reality.

Researchers have developed bionic eyes that can restore some lost vision. These devices’ capabilities are currently basic, but they have been steadily improving in recent years.

One day, they might even offer features that transcend the limits of…

Read complete article

~	As the school year settles in, making room for the arts can support everyday well-being

~	Smarter cities need more than smart algorithms. They need trust

~	China’s panda diplomacy: how Beijing combines conservation and trade

~	Will AI be good or bad for the climate? Here’s what the latest evidence on energy use suggests

~	How dyspraxia can exhaust children and exclude them from social activities

~	When Europe’s monastic libraries were looted, Britain’s richest book collectors went hunting

~	Animals: Ben Affleck stars in this thriller about a politician who can’t hide his ugly side

~	What can free-living Indian street dogs teach us about how to care for pet dogs?

~	The pope has a lung nodule. What does this mean? And what’s the risk of cancer?

~	How a botched execution and proposed livestream of a firing squad fit in to the US’ death penalty history