Night Vision Eyedrops

Night vision eyedrops are now a real thing thanks to Science for the Masses, an independent biomedical research lab in California. After speculating that Chlorin e6—a chemical that naturally forms in algae and other green plants—could possibly improve vision in the dark, one of the team’s researchers offered up his own eyes to test it out. The drops almost instantaneously impacted his eyesight, allowing him …

Icelandic DNA Sheds Light on Disease

A group of scientists in Iceland have successfully sequenced the full DNA of over 2,600 Icelandic citizens. Using this information, they were then able to infer the genomes of more than 100,000 other Icelanders, which amounts to approximately a third of the entire population. This breakthrough discovery allows the scientists to pinpoint the origins of certain common diseases by tracing them back to their original …

Olio Model One Smartwatch

A true time-saver, this luxury accessory doesn't sacrifice design for tech

by Michael Frank The team behind the new Olio Model One—veterans of Apple, Google, Movado, Audi and Pixar—have acknowledged something that all smartwatch makers should too: the fact that, for 400 years, people have been choosing watches for style. And no matter how many tricks and tech features can be integrated into a watch, the factor will always be important. Olio’s creators say most of …