University of Arizona Professor Recognized for VR Sight-Enhancing Tech
A longtime University of Arizona optics professor has been honored along with other scientists who used federal funding to invent life-changing technology — in Hong Hua’s case, helping the nearly blind to see clearly. Hua, director of the UA’s 3D Visualization and Imaging Systems laboratory, was featured in the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s 2024 “Faces of American Innovation” report for her invention of an optical device that uses virtual- and augmented-reality technology to allow those with significant vision loss to see with up to 20/20 vision. Read more >>