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A new fully-adjustable synthetic eye lens from the University of Leeds, and made from liquid crystal, is designed to surgically replace long-sighted lenses in the human eye.

Researchers at the Pusan National University in South Korea have developed an advanced light shutter that can rapidly switch between transparency and opaqueness in less than a millisecond, paving the way for displays that become see-through at the flick of a switch.

Omega watches have flown on manned space missions since the Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph was carried on Project Mercury in the early 1960s. Now the latest version, the Speedmaster Skywalker X-33, is seeing service on the International Space Station.

Using inexpensive and widely available technology combined with the latest techniques in optogenetics researchers at Georgia Tech have created genetically engineered remote controlled animals.

Researchers in the U.K. have transformed PVA found in television sets with liquid crystal display (LCD) technology into an anti-microbial substance that destroys infections such as Escherichia coli and some strains of Staphylococcus aureus.

The Shape Up Alarm Clock Dumbbell makes sure you stick to that exercise routine by screeching until you’ve done 30 reps.

Gizmag examines some of the 3D TV design concepts out there, in an attempt to sort what's truly possible from what's pie in the sky.

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