The partnership between XPANCEO and JBD aims to establish the first mass-market production run of specialized contact lens microdisplays, overcoming comfort and power consumption hurdles. The custom display is designed to minimize unnecessary power loss and achieve exceptionally low power consumption.
Researchers have discovered a crystal material with extreme optical anisotropy, which can bend light in highly directional nanoscale rays. This property makes it ideal for miniaturizing high-performance optical hardware, including smart contact lenses and ultrathin AR glasses.
The collaboration solves a main challenge in ocular wearables by integrating ultra-thin, durable, and stable energy storage. XPANCEO develops smart contact lenses with AR and health monitoring capabilities, while ITEN provides high-power-density solid-state batteries.
Researchers have discovered a novel optical material, arsenic trisulfide (As2S3), that can be permanently modified by light and sculpted at the nanoscale level. This material exhibits an unusually large light-induced refractive-index change, enabling the creation of extremely fine optical fingerprints.
The new pattern-based technology offers two key advantages: simplified setup eliminates infrared illumination and enables universal deployment across multiple contexts. This system enables real-time detection of subtle eye movements in clinical applications, including neurological conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.