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4K TVs aren’t just for home cinema – that level of detail can also help guide surgeons and doctors. Sony has unveiled a new line of medical monitors that are the first to combine 3D and 4K images, and new recorders and management systems that allow the storage and sharing of images and video.​

Sony's new "head-mount image processing unit" gives surgeons virtual X-ray vision by means of an endoscope feeding images to a pair of head-mounted monitors. This setup allows surgeons to view high definition 3D images from inside the patient while carrying out laparoscopic surgery.

Scientists from Nottingham have announced that they've drafted in Sony to help with I-BiT, a research project seeking to treat lazy eye with video games and specially designed 3D glasses.

Sony recently showed off a new bio-cell battery that breaks down paper in order to create power.

Sony's dye-sensitized solar cell windows combine smart engineering with beautiful screen printing.