The peripheral drift illusion causes us to perceive motion in a still image. A new study shows that the mechanism of this illusion relies on changes in pupil size.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a soft artificial muscle that mimics the structure ...

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Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome is associated with an increased rate of severe intraoperative complications and greater ...

When we think of stripes, we might think of seaside cottages or pool towels, but the classic geometric pattern has a rich and ...

MIT engineers have made a breakthrough in this area—they’ve developed a method to grow muscle tissue that contracts in ...

The flexibility of biohybrid robots could allow them to squeeze and twist through areas that are too small or complex.

MIT engineers developed a method to grow artificial muscle tissue that twitches and flexes in multiple, coordinated ...

Cosine similarity metrics and permutation tests were employed to evaluate the uniqueness of these patterns among the individuals. The average cosine similarity between eye and muzzle temperature ...

The iris plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of angle closure disease, either through a mechanical or vascular mechanism. Irises of closed-angle eyes inhibit vastly different structural ...

The human eye offers a number of opportunities for biometric identification. This includes measurements of the iris, eye veins and retina. Systems using eye scanning, typically for iris recognition, ...