Millions of disabled people around Europe could use the internet for the first time thanks to improved eye-tracking lasers, due to be trialled in the UK in the next few months.

The University of East Anglia (UEA) has developed a novel resin for 3D printing intraocular devices which could enhance the manufacture of eye implants used in cataract and refractive surgeries.

Medical tech start-up Occuity has secured £2.85m to develop a non-contact glucose meter, allowing people with diabetes to monitor their blood sugar levels through an eye scan.

Engineers at Columbia University in New York have developed the Trunk-Support Trainer (TruST), a robotic device designed to assist and train people with spinal cord injuries.

Artificial intelligence is being used to screen for glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness through damage to the optic nerve at the back of the eye.

Eye Never Sleep has launched an eponymous technology to help people live in their homes for longer.

Researchers from the US and Japan propose adding another dimension to viewing sports by placing a camera inside a football.

German scientists have developed a folding telescope that could dramatically reduce the cost of placing telescopes in space.