The BrainPort vision system, developed in the US, transforms light images into champagne-like tingling sensations to help sufferers visualise their surroundings.

由美国开发的BrainPort视觉系统，通过把光的图像转换成香槟味的刺激感觉，帮助视力损伤的人了解外部环境。

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Wing Commander Rob Scott, defence consultant adviser in ophthalmology, said the Brainport vision technology, made by US company Wicab, will be trialled by the UK serviceman soon.

眼科防护顾问Rob Scott中校说，美国Wicab公司开发的Brainport视觉系统即将在英国退伍军人中试用。

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He uses the revolutionary BrainPort Vision Device equipment that allows him to 'see'.

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In the past we've seen a tongue-based computer interface or two, the BrainPort sight-via-papillae solution, and this week, at the American Chemical Society's annual meeting, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign introduced a sensor about the size of a business card that detects and identifies fourteen common sweeteners -- including Splenda, Sugar in the Raw, and Sweet'n'Low.

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