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 ...

This could actually be a life saver. A close friend of mine nearly went into a diabetic coma overnight several times this past year. A machine that constantly monitors glucose levels with an attached ...

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 ...

The promise of Google's glucose-sensing contact lens is non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring: that rather than having to prick themselves with lancets several times a day, the nation's 26 ...

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 ...

Earlier this year, Wired.co.uk wrote about Google's invention of a smart contact lens that could monitor blood glucose levels through tear fluid. Now, the tech giant has invented another pair of ...

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 ...

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 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 ...