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Jul222020 by adminNo Comments
Apple ‘adding periscope telephoto lens to iPhones’

Apple ‘adding periscope telephoto lens to iPhones’

Technology
Apple will be adding a periscope telephoto lens to iPhones in the near future, potentially dramatically increasing the camera's zoom capabilities, according to reports.Respected analyst Ming Chi Kuo, who has predicted a number of new Apple features, says South Korean lens-maker Semco will be providing periscope lenses for Apple. The use of a periscope lens was revolutionary when introduced in Huawei's P30 Pro as part of a range of features which won the smartphone widespread praise for its camera set-up. The hardware of the P30 itself was capable of delivering a 5x optical zoom - without degrading the quality of the image being captured.Used alongside digital zooming techniques the P30 was able to achieve a 50x zoom. ...
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Apr242020 by adminNo Comments
Smart contact lens accurately monitors blood sugar in rabbits, human tests next

Smart contact lens accurately monitors blood sugar in rabbits, human tests next

Health
April 24 (UPI) -- People with diabetes may soon have a new weapon as they battle to monitor their blood sugar -- their eyes. An international team of researchers has found that a remotely operated, smart contact lens was able to effectively monitor blood sugar, or glucose levels, while also controlling drug delivery for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, a common visual health condition associated with the disease. The results of the tests, conducted with rabbits, were published Friday in the journal Science. "A smart contact lens is especially promising for healthcare applications because it can be used as an excellent interface between the human body and an electronic device," co-author Dr. Sei Kwang Hahn, a visiting professor of chemical engineering at Stanford University, told UP...
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Jul182019 by adminNo Comments
RBI wants audit firm partners under lens to stay off banks

RBI wants audit firm partners under lens to stay off banks

Finance
Mumbai: Audit firm partners who are in the midst of any disciplinary proceedings will be barred from signing the balance sheet of any bank or even engage in the audit process. This is the latest directive to banks from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which over the last one year has placed significant responsibility on statutory auditors of commercial banks. Thus, even chartered accountant firms which face no ban either from the RBI or the court could be forced to pull out some of their senior partners from playing a role in any bank audit. “Even if one thinks such advice from the regulator carries an element of regulatory paranoia, it could well be part of an exercise to ensure that bank numbers do not throw up nasty surprises.. but, we don’t know how much all this would achieve,” a perso...
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Jan142019 by adminNo Comments
Lens replacement led to 'blind patches', says artist

Lens replacement led to 'blind patches', says artist

Health
An artist whose vision deteriorated after lens replacement surgery is one of dozens of people considering legal action against manufacturer, Oculentis.Denise Di Battista claims she has "blind patches" in her right eye.The BBC has been told that there have been 800 cases of patients in the UK experiencing "opacification" of a particular implanted Oculentis lens. Opacification is a known risk of this surgery, can occur with any intraocular lens and can have multiple causes.Denise Di Battista is a landscape painter and her sight is both her life and her livelihood.Like many people who have cataracts, or simply want to improve their vision, Denise had a routine eye operation in 2010 to replace both of her natural lenses.However, a fe...
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