Smart glasses let you turn off the lights in the blink of an eye
From: New Scientist - 07/28/2017

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Chinese Academy of
Sciences in Beijing say they have developed a pair of smart glasses equipped
with a sensor that can pick up the motion of the wearer's skin when they
blink. The researchers say the sensor, called a triboelectric generator,
could be used to switch the lights on and off, or to help those with limited
or no mobility to write messages on a computer. The sensor, which is made
from multiple polymer layers with a coating of metal that acts as an
electrode, is thin enough to fit on the arms of a pair of glasses. Each time
the user blinks, the researchers say the motion of skin to the side of the
eyes causes the polymer layers to touch and release, generating an electrical
signal. The researchers plan to use the sensor on other parts of the body to
study its potential for intelligent robotics applications.

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2142213-smart-glasses-let-you-turn-off-the-lights-in-the-blink-of-an-eye

Links:
Eye motion triggered self-powered mechnosensational communication system using triboelectric nanogenerator
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/7/e1700694

Nanoscience Research Group
http://www.nanoscience.gatech.edu

Zhong Lin Wang
http://www.nanoscience.gatech.edu/group/Current%20Members/Group%20Leader/Zhong%20Lin%20Wang.php
http://www.nanoscience.gatech.edu/zlwang/wang.html

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EyeControl
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