Contact lens technology has come a long way. Early lenses were made from glass, and were uncomfortable to wear for an entire day. Today, lenses are made from soft materials such as silicone hydrogel ...

Thanks to a new contact lens material and 3D printing, you may one day be able to get your hard contact lenses during a single eye doctor appointment. If you have irregularly shaped corneas or a ...

The new method could create soft contacts for those with irregular cornea shapes, without several trips to the eye doctor. By Sara Hashemi Published Jul 28, 2026 2:30 PM EDT Add Popular Science (opens ...

A custom cable-driven 3D printer has produced a physical 3D Benchy in under 60 seconds after its developer replaced the machine’s motion platform and reduced its moving mass. Yan Roetz documented the ...