Another Mojo Vision story?XPANCEO launches three AR contact lenses in Dubai

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(XR Navigation Network December 27, 2023) AR contact lens developer based in Dubai, UAEXPANCEO日前宣布，正式在迪拜开设实验室，并同时介绍了三款智能隐形眼镜的中间原型。团队表示，目标是创造一种像传统隐形眼镜一样轻薄，并且无缝集成增强现实、健康监测和监督功能的设备。

Encapsulating the large number of components such as micro projectors, biosensors and power electronics required for the above project into a small, comfortable lens was a huge challenge. That's why XPANCEO claims that they have brought together 40 scientists and engineers from top universities and research centers around the world.

Among other things, the team moved away from conventional techniques and used new low-dimensional materials as thin as atoms, advanced optics and nanophotonics, and transparent flexible conductors.

XPANCEO创始人罗曼·阿克塞尔罗德（Roman Axelrod）表示：“我们正在开发下一代计算机，一种将所有现有组件整合在一起的终极设备。它将允许用户在一个轻便的界面中使用所有应用和软件。至少，它将打开一个规模达到7900亿美元的增强现实和隐形眼镜market."

It is worth noting that this company announced in October this year that it had received a $40 million investment from Opportunity Ventures. This funding not only allowed them to start assembling prototypes into real devices, but also facilitated the construction of their cutting-edge laboratory, which covers an area of more than 250 square meters.

Now, XPANCEO has announced the official opening of its lab in Dubai and introduced three intermediate prototypes of smart contact lenses.

• The team claims that the first prototype has a holographic lens with a resolution of 640×480 and a thickness of only 0.2 millimeters, which resembles human hair, while displaying images comparable to AR/VR headsets. Moreover, the lens is already comparable to traditional headsets and could be the only device with an infinite field of view.

• They further noted that the second prototype demonstrates the ability to integrate small and precise biosensors, while the current focus is on achieving a high level of detection, thus supporting the analysis of tears and facilitating the measurement of glucose, cortisol and other hormone levels. Additionally, said sensors can measure eye vibrations or dimensional changes corresponding to different levels of heart rate, humidity or intraocular pressure.

• As for the third prototype, XPANCEO says that this utilizes a technology (patent pending) based on a transparent flexible conductor of quasi-two dimensional gold. They claim that the conductor in question is the thinnest in the world and allows for the integration of various electronic components into the lens without sacrificing transparency, flexibility or thickness. From power components to electrochemical sensors, this technology creates a platform that seamlessly integrates any detail into the lens.

这家公司总结道：“所述发展清楚地证明了XPANCEO提供智能隐形眼镜制造所需组件的能力。现在我们面临的一个更大的挑战是把它们整合到一个设备中。但我们有信心迎接这一挑战，并计划在2026年底之前推出第一个完美的智能隐形眼镜原型。”