Google and Novartis are working on two smart contact lenses, and news broke this week about both of them: A new patent application sheds light on how Google might power its glucose-sensing contact ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Brian Otis gingerly holds what looks like a typical contact lens on his index finger. Look closer. Sandwiched in this lens are two twinkling glitter-specks loaded with tens of ...

Smart chip implanted in eye could give continuous glucose readings. Google has unveiled a prototype of a lens implanted in the eye that can measure the glucose levels of diabetics. Courtesy Google Jan ...

Google's founders may have recently downplayed the high tech giant's healthcare plans. But a new partnership with Novartis, announced Tuesday, shows that Google is pretty serious when it comes to one ...

Google is testing prototypes of a “smart” contact lens that will make it easier for diabetes patients to monitor their blood sugar levels and stay healthy. Project leaders Brian Otis and Babak Parviz ...

Novartis, the Swiss healthcare firm, has announced it will license Google’s exciting smart contact lens technology, initially unveiled by the Google X team at the beginning of this year. This is the ...

Yesterday, Google announced that it is working on developing "smart" contact lenses that can assess glucose levels in your tears. If they work, the lenses would provide diabetics with an alternative ...

Jackyshadow [/url]":2w85p5b5]I am wondering what the power source is for the contact lens. Charging cable and port seems unlikely. If it's induction charging, would it work if they are still in your ...

A growing number of hospitals and health systems have been exploring ways to bring Google Glass, a wearable, hands-free computer, into healthcare. According to recently released patents from Google, ...

Google has unveiled a contact lens which could end the ordeal of millions of diabetics who jab their fingers up to 10 times a day to test their blood sugar. Did you know with a Digital subscription to ...

Google has designed an eye-tech contact lens which could provide hope for millions of blind people. The ingenious invention contains a tiny computer with a “superzoom” feature that can magnify objects ...