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MEMs May Enable Blind to See

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept. 18 -- Microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) may enter the province of miracles by someday enabling the blind to see. A technical team that includes Sandia National Laboratories, four other national labs, a private company and two universities is conducting the research, thanks to a $9 million, three-year grant from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Biological and Environmental Research. Their goal is to create 1,000 points of light through 1,000 tiny MEMs electrodes. The electrodes will be positioned on the retinas of those blinded by diseases such as...Read full article

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