Longevity science

Artificial implanted lenses, such as those used to treat cataracts, can create visual distortions.

A new technology, however, now allows for the fabrication of lenses that refract light in the same fashion as the lens in the human eye.

Using industry-standard manufacturing technology, researchers have integrated ultrathin and stretchable silicon-based electronics, sensors and actuators on an artificial skin that can be worn on the tip of your fingers.

The result is an artificial finger cuff that could be used to produce the ultimate hi-tech surgeon's glove, capable of sensing the electrical properties of tissue, removing tissue precisely using local ablation, or even performing ultrasound imaging with a simple touch.