Medieval scholars were particularly fascinated by the science of optics and invented eye glasses partly as a result of their studies using lenses to determine the nature of light and the physics of sight.
Two recent studies caught my eye, because they highlight some actual good science in trying to adapt two longstanding, ancient practices Yoga and Tai Chi into the modern era so they can be used for practical medical purposes.
But if players could be persuaded to accept Dr Fefferman's watchful eye (and many might welcome the idea that they were helping medical science), other research suggests that the results could be realistic.
The latest FDA black eye highlights an internal battle inside an agency struggling to balance a commitment to science with an intensely politicized decision-making process.
If the light were not infrared but were instead in the visible spectrum, there was enough of it that the naked eye could have seen a glow, according to Phaedon Avouris , manager of nanometer scale science and technology at IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people ) Research Laboratories in Yorktown Heights, N.
Techradar runs this story on its application for a patent for eye tracking to create 3D depth, an area Samsung is also pursuing through its relationship with the Russian Academy of Science.