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A smart bionic eye prototype combines sensing, memory and processing in a single system.

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The invention from RMIT University uses a molybdenum disulfide chip measuring 2 centimetres by 2 centimetres that mimics how the human eye and brain process visual information, drastically reducing the amount of data and energy required.

Source: RMIT University

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