While there are both flexible solar panels, and small solar panels, there hasn’t yet been a wearable that has implemented this sort of energy technology, let alone on something a tiny as a contact lens. Google has been awarded a patent for a wearable communication device , shaped like a contact lens , with sensors , memory and a battery . This would be the first device to implement the energy technology used in small and flexible solar panels . Partly powered by “ optical signals ” , the lens will use a photodetector and solar cells to convert light signals , such as camera light and sunlight , into electric power . The lens could send information to another device about the wearer ’s temperature or blood - alcohol level . It could sense allergens and “ hazardous materials ” in the air , communicate with computers and mobile devices , and read information such as price information . As always with patent issuances , a production - run is not required , but the design inspired another Google lens project , which helps diabetics track glucose levels and charges through radio frequency .
Google has been awarded a patent for a wearable communication device , shaped like a contact lens , with sensors , memory and a battery . This would be the first device to implement the energy technology used in small and flexible solar panels . Partly powered by “ optical signals ” , the lens will use a photodetector and solar cells to convert light signals , such as camera light and sunlight , into electric power . The lens could send information to another device about the wearer ’s temperature or blood - alcohol level . It could sense allergens and “ hazardous materials ” in the air , communicate with computers and mobile devices , and read information such as price information . As always with patent issuances , a production - run is not required , but the design inspired another Google lens project , which helps diabetics track glucose levels and charges through radio frequency .